Map of Red Packet Recycling Bins
Info
Updated: 28-Feb-2026
During and shortly after the Chinese New Year period, some major banks have collection boxes as well as some companies via a tie up with Geneco.
Info:
- DBS - year round at select branches (more info)
- UOB - no recycling programme
- OCBC - at all branches from until 18 Mar 2026
- Geneco - until 31 Mar 2026
We've mapped out all the locations found on the links above to make it easier to find the nearest red-packet recycling bin near you. If you do not find a bin at the location indicated, please approach the bank staff. They may be in the process of swapping out full bins.
FYI:
In previous years, most of the red packet recycling bins have were provided in collaboration with Tay Paper which has since declared bankruptcy.
DBS announced that their new new red packet recycling partner is KGS while Geneco does not specify who their recycling partner is. We are not aware of any special red paper recycling programme since Tay Paper closed down so our best guess is that these packets are now all being collected and recycled as mixed paper waste.
We don't know who OCBC partners with and UOB seems to have dropped out of red packet recycling altogether as of 2025.
Read more about why red packets are difficult to recycle here: Red Packets
Location
Note: this is a collation of public information collected by Recyclopedia.sg. We cannot guarantee that the organisations' information is accurate. In 2023, some members of our community noted that bins were not always where the banks said they would be.
Please inform us if you learn of any discrepancies in bin locations.
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Accepted Items
Red Packets / Hong Bao. Please remove the plastic packaging before putting the envelopes in the bin.
