How one company is turning used chopsticks into furniture, shelves, and countertops

  • People around the world use an estimated 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks every year.

  • ChopValue is a Canadian company that collects used chopsticks and turns them into a variety of products like furniture and countertops.

  • We visited ChopValue's "micro-factory" to see how workers pulverize chopsticks and turn them into something new.

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