Ministop, one of Japanese leading convenience store chains, began selling disposable chopsticks at about 70 percent of its shops in October 2006. As part of the Forestry Agency's campaign to promote the use of domestic timber, Ministop has tested the market for chopsticks made of domestic timber since June 2006.

With the cooperation of the Agency and Ecology Online, a non-profit organization, Ministop has replaced a portion of its ordinary disposable chopsticks with those made from domestic timber and has started to sell them for five yen (about four US cents) a pair, while promoting the campaign. This is also the first instance of a store selling disposable chopsticks, which originally came with purchases in Japanese convenience stores.

By selling disposable chopsticks made from domestic timber and promoting the use of domestic timber, Ministop expects to rejuvenate and maintain forests that absorb large amounts of CO2.


- Campaign Starts to Boost Use of Domestic Timber (Related JFS article)
http://www.japanfs.org/db/1258-e

Posted: 2007/01/05 05:30:10 PM
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TAG Ecosystem , Global warming , Non-manufacturing industry , System/Law