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20 October 2018
ISTANBUL (Turkey) — Istanbul on Wednesday (Oct 17) rolled out an alternative currency for commuters who need to top up their subway cards but are short of cash: recyclables.
The city is installing “reverse vending machines” at metro stations that allow passengers to add credit to their subway cards simply by inserting a plastic bottle or aluminum can into the machine.
Once a value has been assigned to the recyclables, the machine will crush, shred and sort the material.
The initiative aims to encourage recycling in the city of more than 15 million people, where recycling practices are scant or indifferent. But the alternative way of paying to travel is sure to be welcomed by commuters, as Turkey’s currency has been hammered lately, falling to record lows against the dollar because of soaring inflation, economic mismanagement by the Turkish government and tensions with the United States.
This is how the vending machines would work: A 0.33-liter plastic bottle, for example, roughly equivalent to 11 ounces, would add 2 Turkish cents to a subway card, while a 0.5-liter bottle would add 3 cents and a 1.5-liter bottle would add 6 cents. (A subway journey costs 2.60 Turkish lira, about S$0.65; 100 Turkish cents, or kurus, make up 1 Turkish lira.)
A commuter would need around 28 1.5-liter bottles to buy a single-journey ticket. Aluminum cans are more valuable, returning 9 Turkish cents for a 0.5-liter can.
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Cats are pretty notorious grumps when it comes to pet clothes. Unlike dogs, who seem generally pretty game for miniature costumes and sweaters, cats don’t take particularly well to being encased in fabric. They flop to the ground in unmoving agony or annoyingly scratch at the garment until it frays. But one thing cats are a little better at tolerating: hats. Tailor-made cat hats, the kind that velcro under the chin, have become something of a trend lately, and cat-owners everywhere have a hard time resisting the cute results. As with most things cat-related, Japan is ahead on cat-hat popularity, selling them in gacha machines—or vending machines—for utmost convenience.
The results are almost too cute to handle.
https://twitter.com/misa12_25/status/1035437792623452160
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One of the reasons why I wanna stay in Japan forever, ice cream vending machines 
pic.twitter.com/aaoBqSaAPO
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A highly unusual way to encourage recycling: Vending machines that also feed stray dogs. http://f-st.co/BdtB47W pic.twitter.com/0pDioDmahl
Co.Exist 
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Coca-Cola will lure customers to vending machines by making them wifi hotspots http://www.eater.com/2014/9/25/6847251/coca-cola-wants-to-lure-customers-to-vending-machines-by-offering … pic.twitter.com/qkKqyu8Vo4
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