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A second life for chopsticks at Chopvalue

In the last of a three-part series on circular economy technologies, we find out how a startup produces tabletops, homewares, and art from disposable wood.

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It’s a sunny day in Vancouver, and you’ve just finished a meal of takeout sushi, complete with plastic takeaway containers, empty soy sauce packages, and wooden chopsticks. You walk over to throw away what’s left of your meal, but you stand before the waste collectio…

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