Save the Planet. Keep Your Chopsticks. China goes through more than 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks a year, cutting down about 25 million trees to make them. As the Washington Post reports on the front page today, the absurdity is sinking in: An environmentalist movement in favor of reusable chopsticks is catching on, with some restaurants going back to the washable variety, and individuals carrying their personal sets around with them. http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3296-2001Jan30.html
