In 2018, experts predicted that a cashless future was two to three generations away.
Then, with the COVID–19 pandemic, a fear of transmission coupled with lockdowns and other restrictions led to a boom in online shopping and cashless payments globally.
Ironically, Sweden, the first European country to introduce banknotes in 1661, became the world’s first cashless society on 24 March 2023.
Now almost a year on from that, the Lachlan Shire Council is one local organisation embracing the trend by transitioning away from accepting cash at any of its waste facilities…