Chopstick boat for choppy waters

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

How many tree equiv. do they throw away each year?

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006...g_your_own.php

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.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I read some years ago, Japan was buying a shitload of Birch from Michigan and Minnesota, for chopsticks. Probably a more permanent kind than Bamboo.