The Bite:
Tired of breaking apart those little wooden chopsticks? Then steal this idea: This weekend marks the Chinese Moon Festival (a harvest fest), so celebrate with reusable chopsticks rather than the throwaway kind. Chop-chop.
Reusable Chopsticks
Chop(stick) Shop
09.29.2009
Submitted by tmeronek on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Benefits:
- Automatically classing up your Moon Fest spread. The nondisposable kind look a touch more sophisticated.
- Less tree thievery. In China alone, 25 million trees are made into chopsticks each year; plus it takes more energy to produce disposable products (not to mention landfill space to trash them).
Personally Speaking:
Surprisingly, everyone on the team is chopstick-proficient - even Heather, who grew up in a mountain town of 6,000-ish people.
Wanna Try:
- To-Go Ware RePEaT Utensil Set - includes a bamboo fork, knife, spoon, and chopsticks in recycled plastic holders; great when you're on the go ($12).
- Wheatware Party Pack - made from compressed wheat, they're biodegradable - but will last for years until you send them to a commercial composting facility. Also: Chinese zodiac 'sticks ($7/5 pairs).
- Bambu Snapstix - organic bamboo chopsticks with a handy built-in rest ($2/pair).
- Kwytza Recycled Chopstick Art - surprisingly cute bags, bowls, jewelry, and lampshades made from recycled chopsticks ($9 and up). Enter the code BITE during checkout to get 10% off.
Cocktail Fact
Chop shops are so prevalent in the Czech Republic that about 15% of cars are either stolen or contain stolen parts.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters use reusable chopsticks instead of disposable chopsticks just once, we'll save a tree - and avoid the need to hoard the disposable ones that come with Chinese takeout.
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