Low-emission joss paper burners to be launched in Nee Soon

ALL content used in this not-for-profit blog remain the property of their respective owners.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/low-emission-joss-paper/1256472.html

Low-emission joss paper burners will soon be launched in Nee Soon estate.

This is the first time the burners will be used in any estate in Singapore. The burner produces half the smoke and three per cent of the ash compared to traditional burning methods.

300 of the burners will be rolled out in phases in Nee Soon, starting July 24.

They are part of a series of community-driven projects under a campaign to promote graciousness. Other projects include flyer boxes on every gate and residents' feedback boxes at every void deck.

Organisers say the launch of those items reinforces the campaign as they help to reduce external factors such as smoke, fly-ash and unsightly junk flyers that are often the cause of unhappiness among residents.

MP for Nee Soon GRC, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, said the burners are timely with the seventh month of the lunar calendar approaching.

The burners can also tackle the rising cases of dengue as they do not collect water as much as the old ones, thus eradicating points where dengue can spread, in terms of the sources where mosquitoes can breed.