Jan 17, 2011: Chop Chopstick Tree

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2011, 12:51 AM

China uses (and discards), either 45 or 57 Billion (depending on who's talking) pairs of disposable chopsticks every year.
That's about 23 million trees, and China ranks 139th in the world for forests, so they can't afford it.
Greenpeace took 80,000 pair of used chopsticks, cleaned them, and built four trees to catch the attention of the city folks.
Then for good measure, they chopped one down. Seems like setting a bad example, to me.

When someone stopped to look, they were given a pair of reusable chopsticks.
They were encouraged to use them when eating away from home...
and stop acting like imperialist running dogs.

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Yznhymr · 01-17-2011, 02:09 AM

I prefer quality, washable chopsticks. I have both decorative wood and plastic pairs at home and at work. However, when out in restaurants across the US, we still are given disposable wooden chopsticks, usually bamboo. Since I am not aware of a bamboo shortage, I don't really give a hoot what Greenpeace has to say about it.

Adak · 01-17-2011, 03:37 AM

C'mon ^^^, don't you want a beautiful forest of ugly dead tree wannabe's, to brighten up your city?

Antimatter · 01-17-2011, 05:27 AM

Great idea, Greenpeace - now let's ask all westerners to carry around a set of reusable cutlery for use when eating away from home.

GunMaster357 · 01-17-2011, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antimatter

now let's ask all westerners to carry around a set of reusable cutlery for use when eating away from home.

I do that : fork, teaspoon (though I prefer a girl for spooning) and knives (yes, plural)

Yet, I'm not a tree hugger.

lupin..the..3rd · 01-17-2011, 06:34 AM

I vote for spork.

wolf · 01-17-2011, 10:02 AM

I carry a set of (HelloKitty) chopsticks and a hobo cutlery set in my briefcase. The Chinese place (the cheap one) we order from doesn't provide chopsticks, and sometimes I want to be able to cut my food from the Italian delivery place or that I bring from home ... the nuthouse doesn't have plastic knives, and the forks are quite wobbly and melt into interesting, unuseful shapes when exposed to even mildly hot food.

I also use hippie bags whilst shopping. I get the plastic only when I'm running short on trash can liners in the apt. I feel better about reusing the store bags than I do buying single-purpose trash bags for the little cans in the bathrooms.

Shawnee123 · 01-18-2011, 10:00 AM

Chopsticks are good for poking hobos in the eye. Since the technological advances in utensils (The Age of Enbitenment), producing such wonders as the fork, I prefer to stab my food rather than watch it fall all over the floor.

I don't use tiger bone for toothpicks anymore, either.

Antimatter · 01-19-2011, 08:15 AM

My point is not that no westerners would carry cutlery, my point is that most westerners wouldn't like to be told to do so, and that we shouldn'ẗ expect the Chinese to be any different with regard to this.

HungLikeJesus · 01-19-2011, 09:45 AM

Especially not on an airplane.

footfootfoot · 01-19-2011, 10:27 AM

Especially especially not on an airplane on a treadmill.

01-17-2011, 12:51 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jan 17, 2011: Chop Chopstick Tree China uses (and discards), either 45 or 57 Billion (depending on who's talking) pairs of disposable chopsticks every year. That's about 23 million trees, and China ranks 139th in the world for forests, so they can't afford it. Greenpeace took 80,000 pair of used chopsticks, cleaned them, and built four trees to catch the attention of the city folks. Then for good measure, they chopped one down. Seems like setting a bad example, to me. When someone stopped to look, they were given a pair of reusable chopsticks. They were encouraged to use them when eating away from home... and stop acting like imperialist running dogs. link link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-17-2011, 02:09 AM	#2
Yznhymr the crowd goes wild! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 663	I prefer quality, washable chopsticks. I have both decorative wood and plastic pairs at home and at work. However, when out in restaurants across the US, we still are given disposable wooden chopsticks, usually bamboo. Since I am not aware of a bamboo shortage, I don't really give a hoot what Greenpeace has to say about it. __________________ "The pride system tends to intensify the self-hate against which it is supposed to be a defense, since any failure to live up to one's tyrannical shoulds or of the world to honor one's claims leads to feelings of worthlessness." Bernard J. Paris, Ph.D.

01-17-2011, 10:02 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I carry a set of (HelloKitty) chopsticks and a hobo cutlery set in my briefcase. The Chinese place (the cheap one) we order from doesn't provide chopsticks, and sometimes I want to be able to cut my food from the Italian delivery place or that I bring from home ... the nuthouse doesn't have plastic knives, and the forks are quite wobbly and melt into interesting, unuseful shapes when exposed to even mildly hot food. I also use hippie bags whilst shopping. I get the plastic only when I'm running short on trash can liners in the apt. I feel better about reusing the store bags than I do buying single-purpose trash bags for the little cans in the bathrooms. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-18-2011, 10:00 AM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Chopsticks are good for poking hobos in the eye. Since the technological advances in utensils (The Age of Enbitenment), producing such wonders as the fork, I prefer to stab my food rather than watch it fall all over the floor. I don't use tiger bone for toothpicks anymore, either. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-19-2011, 09:45 AM	#10
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Especially not on an airplane. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

01-17-2011, 03:37 AM	#3
Adak Lecturer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 796	C'mon ^^^, don't you want a beautiful forest of ugly dead tree wannabe's, to brighten up your city?

01-17-2011, 05:27 AM	#4
Antimatter Belt Conveyor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 68	Great idea, Greenpeace - now let's ask all westerners to carry around a set of reusable cutlery for use when eating away from home.

01-17-2011, 06:34 AM	#6
lupin..the..3rd Belt Conveyor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Meijersville Posts: 68	I vote for spork.

01-19-2011, 08:15 AM	#9
Antimatter Belt Conveyor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 68	My point is not that no westerners would carry cutlery, my point is that most westerners wouldn't like to be told to do so, and that we shouldn'ẗ expect the Chinese to be any different with regard to this.

01-19-2011, 10:27 AM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Especially especially not on an airplane on a treadmill. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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