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January 03, 2009

Japanese Customer: Waribashi: A convenient product but at what price?

Picture: Waribashi (disposable chopsticks)




"The Japanese government's Forestry Agency estimates that a whopping 25 billion pairs of waribashi
(disposable chopsticks) are used in Japan every year
"


Source: Waribashi: Waste on a gluttonous scale
By Raju Thakar, Staff writer
The Japan Times, page 15, Wed July 39, 2008


Comment:

Many chain ticket restaurants have recently started to use chopsticks that can be washed as a way to reduce their costs and many diners now carry their own chopsticks.



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