Call to abandon use of wooden chopsticks-英语点津
<p><span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> [ 2007-08-10 14:11 ] <span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Restaurant">Restaurant</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patrons">patrons</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Cuisine">Cuisine</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CCA">CCA</span>), <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Bian">Bian</span> <span word="Jiang">Jiang</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span>, <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="use">use</span> <span word="cutlery">cutlery</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discards">discards</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 45 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 25 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="Bian">Bian</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dwindling">dwindling</span> <span word="forests">forests</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>.</p><p>"<span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="tableware">tableware</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discourage">discourage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="timber">timber</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="part">part</span>," <span word="Bian">Bian</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="debated">debated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="diners">diners</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hygiene">hygiene</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>." <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yucheng">Yucheng</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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