What happens to old paper money that's too worn out to be used? It's often recycled and made into everything from dog beds to packing materials. But the Philadelphia Federal Reserve office does something even more unique: They send the old currency to local power plants, where it's burned for electricity.
via Gizmodo http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/excerpts/~3/np2gJPMaeI8/philadelphia-literally-burns-old-money-for-electricity-1675569105
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