Turning Chopsticks into Tables—Rethinking the Value of “Waste”

You will never look at your take-out chopsticks the same again. Now, they could become your dining room table or beautiful shelving unit! Here’s a company that is radically redefining the value of our waste items, and creating a new, sustainable path forward for all of us along the way.

You’ve just finished up dinner from your favorite Chinese restaurant and are holding the single-use chopsticks they sent with your meal… what do you do with them now? Well, in the very near future, those chopsticks could become a table, shelving unit, or even a cutting board! With a new innovation led by Vancouver company ChopValue, single-use chopsticks are getting a new lease on life and helping us all rethink the value of the waste we create.

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

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