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Originally Posted by smallpox
I would like to add one more thing. FOR ALL OF YOU THAT LIVE IN CHINA, I IMPLORE YOU START ACTIONS AGAINST THE USE OF ONE TIME USE WOODEN CHOPSTICKS.
I for one will talk to all the restaurants I frequent when I go back to China.
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Why limit it to those living in China? Many restaurants here used one-time use wooden chopsticks as well. Japan is one of largest importers for these chopsticks.
Here is an article I found online showing you efforts of Chinese to go green. It was originally published on Washington Post:
China's Chopsticks Crusade Feeds Environmental Movement
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More than 100 state-owned restaurants in Beijing vowed this month to go green and start washing and reusing chopsticks. Shanghai and other cities are considering a partial ban on one-time chopsticks, as the disposable utensils are called. And the Finance Ministry is reportedly preparing a new tax on throwaway chopsticks to discourage their use.
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I don't think deforestation is something that the Chinese government advocate. Reforestation is something Chinese government and Chinese people work hard to achieve. There is even a "Plant-a-tree" Day in China.
Personally, I am glad you brought this issue up. I support your action of convincing those restaurant owners to switch to reusable ones. This is much more productive in helping China to solve its problems than standing on the high moral ground criticizing China.
For that matter, why don't we discourage the use of disposable plastic cups, utensils and lunch boxes? They are made out of petroleums. Honestly, let's save the planet, by doing little things that we can. Bring our own dinning wares, eh?