Indonesia’s second-largest city has come up with a novel way to encourage its residents to recycle waste: giving free bus rides in exchange for used plastic bottles.
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The plastic fare concept is spreading quickly; Indonesia has introduced a similar idea, but for bus fare.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-environment-plastics-bus-idINKCN1MX1OD
In China, you can pay for your subway fare with plastic bottles!
I love this idea of plastic banks – offering people cash for their plastic waste.
https://www.brightvibes.com/the-plastic-bank-how-turning-plastic-trash-into-cash-could-save-our-oceans/