Chopsticks in Chinese cuisine, for example ... They're thinner and usually made of wood or plastic. Their ends are fine and pointed, making it easier to eat meals with precision.

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 ...

Environmentalists in China have a message to Olympic-goers in Beijing: Bring your own chopsticks. Some environmentalists say that disposable wooden chopsticks are contributing to deforestation.

BEIJING — The lowly eat-and-toss disposable wooden chopsticks are coming under fire in China as unfriendly to the environment. The head of the China Cuisine Association, Bian Jiang, was quoted ...

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 has tried to clamp down on chopsticks before -- chiefly by taxing them and wooden floor boards, another environmental offender. In 2008, the Wall Street Journal's Jane Spencer reported on a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Chinese government is introducing a 5% tax on disposable wooden chopsticks in a bid to preserve its forests. It produces about 45 billion pairs of chopsticks a year, consuming millions of trees ...