Complaints Over Indiscriminate Burning of Joss Paper Down

Action group wraps up mission 3 years after being set up to educate the public

- Chin Soo Fang

Fewer people are burning joss paper indiscriminately, going by the latest figures from the Ministry of National Development.

The volume of public feedback on indiscriminate burning of joss paper during the seventh lunar month fell by 31 per cent in 2024, compared with 2021, before the public education campaign by the Alliance for Action (AfA) on Norms for Joss Paper Burning.

The seventh lunar month is when burnt offerings are made to the dead to observe the Hungry Ghost Festival.

For the Chinese New Year period, feedback volume also fell by 23 per cent in 2025, compared with 2022, before the AfA's campaign.

With this, the AfA has achieved its mission and will wrap up nearly three years after it was set up in July 2022 to educate the public on responsible joss paper burning.

The group is supported by the Municipal Services Office (MSO) as its secretariat.