Today’s Solutions: July 18, 2026

Jar filled with cigarette butts and ash on a rough surface, close-up view.

WasteBar turns cigarette butt waste into food currency in the Netherlands

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There is a small mobile cart somewhere in the Netherlands right now, and if you bring it a handful of cigarette butts, it will give you poffertjes. Those are Dutch mini pancakes, in case you were wondering, and yes, the exchange is real. WasteBar is the Read More...