Office of Environmental Sustainability
Go Green this Lunar New Year with “good-as-new” $2 notes
16 January 2013
To: NUS
To NUS “Good-as-New” $2 Notes for “Hong Bao”
An initiative by Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Association of Banks in Singapore
Did You Know?
钞票如新普天乐, 环保为重遍地
春! The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) prints and issues 100 million BRAND NEW $2 polymer notes to the banks each Lunar New Year. However, only about half of the new $2 notes issued are required to meet normal circulation demand. This is a waste of resources and is not environmentally-friendly. Printing the excess 50 million $2 notes uses more than 200,000 kWh of electricity!
Go Green…
This year, MAS has embarked on an initiative to encourage the public to use “good-as-new” $2 notes for “hong bao”. The “good-as-new” $2 notes are clean and crisp notes which are retrieved right after Lunar New Year last year. These $2 notes will be made available at all retail banks in Singapore from 21 January 2013.
Take Action Now!
Do your part for the environment by using “good-as-new” $2 notes this Lunar New Year.
For more information, visit the MAS website.
To: NUS
To NUS “Good-as-New” $2 Notes for “Hong Bao”
An initiative by Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Association of Banks in Singapore
Did You Know?
钞票如新普天乐, 环保为重遍地
春! The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) prints and issues 100 million BRAND NEW $2 polymer notes to the banks each Lunar New Year. However, only about half of the new $2 notes issued are required to meet normal circulation demand. This is a waste of resources and is not environmentally-friendly. Printing the excess 50 million $2 notes uses more than 200,000 kWh of electricity!
Go Green…
This year, MAS has embarked on an initiative to encourage the public to use “good-as-new” $2 notes for “hong bao”. The “good-as-new” $2 notes are clean and crisp notes which are retrieved right after Lunar New Year last year. These $2 notes will be made available at all retail banks in Singapore from 21 January 2013.
Take Action Now!
Do your part for the environment by using “good-as-new” $2 notes this Lunar New Year.
For more information, visit the MAS website.
