http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A3296-2001Jan30
"China now produces and discards more than 45 billion pairs of disposable
chopsticks every year, cutting down as many as 25 million trees in the
process, according to government statistics. Another 15 billion pairs are
exported to Japan, South Korea and other countries. At the current rate of
timber use, environmentalists warn, China will consume its remaining
forests in about a decade"
Daniel McLane
SWR Planner and Driver Manager
Gordon Trucking Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
1-888-288-2704
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