South Korea ordered many restaurants to stop using disposable chopsticks. They switched to metal ones. Japan now imports the wooden variety from ... China. Over the years, the Chinese have ...

Why? First, while we in the West don’t give much thought to a chopstick “industry,” in China, where 100,000 people in more than 300 plants are employed in the manufacture of the wooden ...

China will tax disposable wooden chopsticks and luxury items such as yachts, the government says, citing a need to protect the environment and redress the gap between rich and poor. The Finance ...

In the latest news of ecological disaster in China, the country’s taste for disposable wooden chopsticks is threatening its forests. China uses an astounding 80 billion pairs of disposable ...

Disposable wooden chopsticks are often taken home by kids after eating out. You might throw them away without ever using them, or you may have a small collection in your junk drawer. While I ...

Chinese-style chopsticks are ideal for this ... much like takeout chopsticks for the first few bites.” We favored wooden chopsticks that have a smooth-enough finish for a pleasing mouthfeel ...

TOKYO - Walk into any Japanese noodle shop or restaurant and chances are you'll be eating with a pair of disposable wooden chopsticks from China. But not for long. In a move that has pleased ...

China's new-found environmental consciousness has hit home at the heart of its culture, with the government yesterday announcing a five per cent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks. The ministry ...