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According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, roughly 63 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks are churned out each year in China alone; the vast majority of those have a one-way ticket for the trash can. That's a lot of waste, and campaigns are underway across China to reduce it Since November, about 300 Beijing restaurants have vowed to replace disposable chopsticks with reusables, and Greenpeace China is launching a Bring Your Own Chopsticks campaign.
Things haven't gotten that bad here in the States (yet), but bringing your own 'sticks is the noodle-slurping equivalent of choosing to bringing your own bag to the grocery store or bringing your own coffee mug (and other essentials) to work; it's simply a smarter, cleaner, better way to do things. And while most reusable chopsticks are highly portable, we have some favorite versions that'll keep you ready for chopsticking action at a moments notice, wherever you go.TreeHugger Jasmin picked a handful of travel-friendly chopsticks; depending on your preference for materials, size and special features like collapsibility, there's a pair out there for you.
The Traveler's Chopsticks ($10) from the Japanese American National Museum are made from stainless steel and wood and fit neatly in a washable plastic case that clips onto your shirt or purse pocket. Flight 001 also offers stainless/wood-tipped Travel Chopsticks ($12) with a handy carrying case that collapse down to 5 inches in length (from 8 inches). The Carry-On Chopsticks ($19.95) from Backcountrygear.com are made from stainless/birch, and collapse into the hollow stainless handle to a length of just 4.5 inches, and TripStixx ($14.95) offers interchangeable tips, depending on what you're eating, to go along with sleek carrying case. However you like to chop, there's a stick out there that you can keep with you to help stem the tide of disposables going in the trash. A little rusty on using them? Check out the video below for a quick refresher on proper chopstick mechanics.
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