Japanese ‘chopsticks bra’ for more than a mouthful
Here’s a video of a “chopsticks bra” for busy women in Japan who want to stash their recyclable eating tools on the go from the ITN Channel in the UK.
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According to the ITN report, ‘Triumph spokesperson Hiromi Shinta said: “Its small step, but because many Japanese chopsticks are disposable, big chunks of forests are being cut down. So we thought we could help promote the use of My Chopsticks and help cut down on disposable chopsticks.’
Actually, making a big issue about recylable chopsticks is misguided eco-bandaid in Japan where people wastefully tear down their houses after 25 years. It has been noted that if airlines adopted wooden disposable chopsticks instead of plastic or heavier metal utensils, could definitely save both fuel costs and reduce plastic pollution. Also noted is that disposable chopsticks contribute to the maintenance and welfare of the mountain people in China rather than having them flood into the already overcrowded, eco-horrors of urban China.
In addition, disposable chopsticks are often made of waste timber and lumber that normally would be burned as waste “slash.” Japan’s foremost ecologist, C.W. Nicol, has gone on the record for disposable chopsticks, “if trimmed-out lumber — such as cedar, for example — can be utilized, I will readily continue to use them. Disposable chopsticks are hygienic, easy…”
Rather than making a feel-good fuss about disposable chopsticks, creating a ban on all PLASTIC disposable eating utensils and plates would be more effective. Add to that rules for using only waste wood for chopsticks, and then there would be something to get excited about.
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