How would the more environmentally conscious of us feel about metal cards? Obviously overall production cost becomes an issue with this; but would this be better than plastic?
I wonder if there are any card manufacturers that offer recycled plastic options - perhaps not ideal for the super conscious (as plastic is plastic)
metal cards as with coins may have a bigger carbon footprint because extracting metals is environmentally damaging and energy-intensive. Metal has to be mined, smelted, transported.
Interesting read,
https://www.chipandpinsolutions.co.uk/blog/cards-better-environment-compared-cash/
For every bank card we have in our wallets, many of us have probably handled 1000 times more banknotes, and polymer ones at that, If I want a new debit card then thatās my prerogative, I would like to think I am still doing my bit for the environment by choosing to live my life as cashless as possible.
Edit: Sorry @_ed that last paragraph wasnāt aimed at you specifically, that was in response to the general conversation around the desire to replace my debit card 
Given the concern about the environmental impact of issuing all of these new cards (and presumably of cards in general) perhaps Monzo could investigate the practicalities not offering some sort of card recycling service where old cards can be returned to Monzo for recycling?
I suspect this isnāt feasible, with the chips inside the card and all. Nice idea though.
Metal has been used by some companies in the past. Most notably the āpremiumā credit cards are often made of metal.
I hope Monzo would consider carbon neutral cards or made from recycled plastics in future.
I think itās a valid point that new cards will have some impact on the environment but people just need to calm down a bit on criticism
Sorry, I meant recycling plastic cards wouldnāt be feasible.
I agree. What people do with themselves is their own business.
Businesses on the other hand benefit by appealing to broader communities and with everything going eco-friendly this could be Monzoās next marketing strategy 
Gets out Sharpie
Use recycled metal - like aluminium similar to Apple with the new MacBook Air.
Iād definitely be interested, and also willing to pay the cost of a metal card.
Personally, I would scrap cash and bank cards, just move everything to contactless on my phone.
I like that idea I just donāt think it would practial at the moment maybe for the majority of under 30s it would be fine but you have the remember the rest of the population as well
Also slightly related to this are all the plastic loyalty cards people are getting, though more and more are ending up on peoples phone which is also a good thing
Yeah, Iām aware this is very far off in the future and for some, they will never want to move away from either because it is what they know and donāt want to change but I can dream.
We can only encourage the ones around us to make good choices, without being pushy about it.
The Co-operative Bank issue debit and credit cards made without using PVC which makes them easier to recycle (though in my experience they wear out faster as they seem a bit āsofterā). Triodos issues a biodegradable debit card. I remember reading on a forum somewhere that metal cards are hard to recycle as they still have a plastic core (or plastic in them somewhere).
Wouldnāt work for my 70-something mum (although she loves her ātap tapā card 
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It would be great if Monzo could look into issuing cards made of ānaturalā plastics/renewable resources such as those issued by Triodos Bank.
With Monzo being realy big on ethics, could all monzo cards be 100% recyclable. Micro plastic and the environment is realy big at the moment. Therefore, it would be nice to know monzo was supporting the environment by doing this.
Agreed.
I think this raises an important question.
Do you even need a physical card anymore?
90+% of my spending occurs via Apple Pay. Iād be happy to give up my physical card.
Card details such as card number and expiry could be displayed within the app
I posted a bit about it here:
This post from Hugo is interesting: