A food truck in the Netherlands is turning cigarette butts into currency, offering poffertjes, drinks and fruit in exchange for collected litter. Since launching in 2022, WasteBar has appeared at more than 50 events and gathered over 500,000 cigarette butts while encouraging people to see waste as something that can be removed, valued and discussed.
(c) Mahide Hassan

WasteBar echange des dechets contre des poffertjes aux festivals

THE GUARDIAN

Aux Pays-Bas, un food truck accepte les megots de cigarette comme moyen de paiement pour des poffertjes, des boissons ou des fruits. Depuis 2022, WasteBar a participe a plus de 50 evenements et collecte plus de 500 000 megots, transformant le ramassage des dechets en activite collective et concrete dans l’espace public.

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