Mar 25, 2006

of chopsticks tax

[via We Make Money Not Art]

BBC News:China Introduces Chopsticks Tax
The Chinese government is introducing a 5% tax on disposable wooden chopsticks in a bid to preserve its forests.


3 comments:

  1. Quite reasonable because trees are indeed cut down, but they can be processed and used for other uses what.

    Maybe can introduce "bring your own chopsticks movement", but China is not as "big" and obedient as Singapore. =D

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  2. oh my, is this for real?

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  3. jasper chen: Use fingers to eat liao. :)

    kwoksiong: BBC. Should be real.

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