Wednesday, April 05, 2006

NPR Story

Chinese Tax Chopsticks to Save Environment: China's Ministry of Finance announces a new plan to save millions of trees. It's imposing a tax on chopsticks. The Chinese -- and overseas lovers of Chinese food -- use 15 billion disposable wooden chopsticks each year. The chopstick tax is part of an effort by the Chinese government to protect its rapidly deteriorating environment.

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