Being a Singaporean (okay, almost ;-p) I like eating out especially to the Japanese restaurants for some good sushi. Most of you will have noticed that they like to use disposable chopsticks unlike most eateries and food courts.
(pic courtesy of Friends of the Earth, HK)
Just read an article that a joint Friends of the Earth - City University study on chopsticks found in 14 sushi and fastfood restaurants in Hong Kong showed that "although all passed hygiene tests, many contained very high amounts of preservatives but still failed to prevent mold growing, indicating wet and dark storage conditions." Eewch!
Well, Singapore's wet weather can't be much different from Hong Kong's rainy season. Plus usage of disposable chopsticks is not environmentally friendly. According to FoE, "Of 80 billion pairs of chopsticks produced annually, 45 billion pairs of them are being used in China." Wah!!
Chopsticks can fit easily into our handbags (we fit our reusable bags into them, so what's a pair of chopsticks) so why dont' we bring our own chopsticks? Hey, why don't we start a "Bring Your Own Chopsticks" Campaign? Anyone?
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