Malaysian holds ang pow arts and craft competition among family members to encourage upcycling

By SHEELA CHANDRAN

Loo took seven weeks to create Curtain of Dreams using paper beads from ang pow packets. Photos: The Star/Kamarul Ariffin

Each year, thousands of ang pow packets are discarded after Chinese New Year. And retired English teacher Kenny Loo, 72, worries about the number of ang pow packets that end up in landfills.

To reduce paper wastage, the Kuala Lumpur-based Loo recently organised a CNY ang pow upcycling competition among his family members.

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Chinese New Year , Ang Pow , Year of the Rabbit , Upcycling

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