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Entrepreneur Makes Trendy Tiles, Shelves, Tabletops From Used Bamboo Chopsticks From Restaurants
A Vancouver entrepreneur has transformed a most highly disposable object—the bamboo chopstick—into a viable business model, making trendily sustainable wall tiles, coasters, kitchenware, tabletops, and more. In a city that ...
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May 30, 2020
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Taiwan Authorities Confiscate, Destroy China-Made Chopsticks Containing Formaldehyde
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TW-FDA) published a list of unqualified consumer products on April 16, which included ...
April 17, 2019
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Smart Chopsticks in China Test for Adulterated Foods
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The Asian Fork
Legend has it that chopsticks have been around for over 5,000 years, yet the exact date of their ...
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