The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) said in a statement yesterday that it has launched a scheme to collect red packets (known as ‘lai see’ in Cantonese) for recycling.
According to the statement, the scheme was launched yesterday in collaboration with about 150 entities, such as other government entities, community associations, schools, banks, supermarkets, property management companies, committees, hotels and the city’s six gaming operators. More than 600 collection points have been set up on the premises of the participating entities, the statement said.
During the period of the scheme which will end on March 11, people can put their unused red packets – also known as red envelopes – or the ones that remain intact after having been used – into the collection points, the statement said.
This undated handout photo provided by the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) yesterday shows a red envelope collection box in a participating supermarket.
