Recently, all of the banknotes I've received have been horrendously damaged or dirty. White powders, sticky substances, etc. Out of the 100 $5 notes I received today, only 52 were markable and usable; the rest I put in an envelope to redeposit into the bank.
I now have to handle our national currency with gloves and sanitise the surfaces it touches. This has been mostly happening with $5s but I've seen it with some $20s too. What's going on with the Bank of Canada?
It has been said trace amounts of cocaine appears on many of our fives. I have ISO 99% in a spray bottle that I spray on any soiled bills and spray m y hands and the desk that come in contact with used bills. I was thinking of producing a bill washing machine that would work like the old wringer washers machines to clean any bills. ISO 99% would be used in the process. The only downside is stazon ink would be washed off bills (our stamps). Clean money might become a thing. Heat also kills germs on bills but damage our poly notes.
and I will state the condition of the $5 notes is the worse.
Even though the bank tellers set the damaged notes aside as mutilated notes and request to be destroyed, it appears that the money collectors (G4S, GardaWorld, Brinks, etc) dont care and just recirculate them. No pride at all. Obviously, thinking, hey I'm just paid by the hour to do my job.
I will have you know that Brinks employees take their job very serious, and follow rules to a T. They work in groups of two or more and never alone. If a bank is returning money to be destroyed it goes from the bank to the location that handles removal from circulation. They are a secure delivery service for the banks or any other high volume user taking from one point to another. I cannot tell you anything about the other services.
My point was NOT aimed at Brinks +/or other drivers/carriers. Yes, they have a dangerous job and have my deepest respect.
It was aimed at the workers who are to separate the notes for removal/disposal but do not.
MOST, simply just run the notes through the counters and band them together for further distribution. Those are the ones I was referring to.