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May 9, 2006

No Forks in the House, Chopsticks Only!

Waribashi
The Chinese government is raising the price of waribashi (disposable wooden chopsticks) in an effort to protect their forestlands. Every year, throughout the world, hundreds of billions of disposable chopsticks are thrown away after a single-use. Widely used in Japan, Chinese waribashi is 50-200% cheaper than it’s Japanese counterpart. The price hike is part of China’s larger plan to totally ban the production of waribashi completely.

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  • gmax

    I’m going to need to find something else to spear my food with! ;p

  • phanguy

    nice

  • hspec

    finally china is doing SOMETHING RIGHT!

  • yume

    That’s why I use forks!

  • kales

    I always wondered how many trees are cut to produce billions of chopsticks. I guess i can stop wondering. They are ganna cut it anyway.

  • ziggie216

    just be a man, use your hand

  • ze12o

    .. chop sticks only, have a taste try the lemon tea you don’t want? thats alright.. anywho they sucked anyways.

  • rbx6jm7man

    kamayan all the way (filipino term for eating with hands)

    that, or buy metal/plastic chop sticks

  • yaguchi

    Noooooo Chopsticks :(

  • Daisho

    WOW on onehand i’m happy and one the other I’m ANGRY!!!!
    :@

  • QueenOfRice

    just bring ur own chopsticks around!

  • dimples

    im into metal chopsticks anyway..hehehe

  • bungkars

    any way i use my hand but i like to use chop chop when i ate a noodle soup

  • pinky

    well im chinese so i use chopsticks alot and i luv them

  • phoenxiii

    “just bring ur own chopsticks around!”
    OMG good Idea, million dollar idea, I still remember going to some restaurants where the chopsticks reeked of very strong washing detergent, and well, if we can all bring our own chopsticks to use everywhere we go, we can save the restaurant some work and feel better about eating in restaurants

  • djss

    damn well whatever i dont use wooden chopsticks anyways

  • beni

    i love the idea, chopsticks for life

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  • Dexter Kanuto

    I do ‘kamayan’ because I’m used to it> I’m Filo dudes. Chopsticks, use the plastic ones. And normally fork will do the job easily.

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