08-15-2010, 01:07 PM
|
#9
|
|
has a second hand user title
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: in a Nut House
Posts: 2,017
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMercenary
How many tree equiv. do they throw away each year?
|
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006...g_your_own.php
Quote:
A Chinese blog claims that 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks are tossed out yearly in China, contributing to deforestation and mounds of unnecessary waste. The blog also claims that Japan has outlawed the cutting of bamboo for disposable chopsticks, so China has begun exporting large amounts to Japan. Stimuli for the spreading movement of bring-your-own culture is coming from different directions. One company boss even introduced a rule that all employees must bring their own sticks to the office—fining them if they don’t.
For more info on bring-your-own culture in the States, check out our friend Anna’s site, bringyourown.org. And if people have more leads on bring-your-own movements, please drop me a line.
|
__________________
And now I'm finished posting.
|
|
|