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Bamboo chopsticks are some of the world's most popular utensils, but create their fair share of wast...
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Bamboo chopsticks are some of the world's most popular utensils, but create their fair share of waste. A company in Vancouver, Canada, is giving them a new life.
Felix Bock, ChopValue founder says, "Sometimes a good idea starts with frustration"---when you understand how resource inefficient we are in our cities. I want to make sure to set an example of using chopsticks and create a viable business out of it."
ChopValue collects used chopsticks from local restaurants. The sticks are cleaned, infused (灌输,注入)with resin (树脂)and pressed into tiles (片板)."Our limitation was the size of the chopstick at the beginning — so I wanted to keep it very, very modular (组件的)and very micro, and that's how we developed the first hydraulic hot press (液压热压缩机)that presses 8 by 8 inch (20 by 20 centimetre) tile. It's very highly densified" he says. The tiles are used to make new products, including home decor (装饰),kitchenware and table tops.
The company has recycled more than 25 million chopsticks to date. They hope to expand by taking their business model abroad. “Think of mass manufacturing today like Ikea would do it We're kind of the anti-Ikea and anti-Amazon. We don't want to ship products. We don't want to mass-produce in one location. We want to produce locally wherever you are — but to scale (按比例),with a global design and a global brand of support in the back."
Some of the chopsticks have even been found a new life as decor in the restaurants where they were sourced from.
1.Why does Felix Bock start the company according to the text?
A.He wants to set an example of making chopsticks.
B.He wants to make a fortune out of used chopsticks.
C.He intends to compete against Ikea and Amazon.
D.He finds city resources fail to be used efficiently.
2.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.Why the first hydraulic hot press was invented.
B.What the chopstick-tiles are probably used for.
C.How used chopsticks are processed and recycled.
D.When densified tiles are made from used chopsticks.
3.Which of the following is probably true about Amazon?
A.It sometimes deliver products from afar.
B.It expects to have global support.
C.It will shrink their business overseas.
D.It hardly mass-produces in a single place.
4.What can we learn about the chopsticks?
A.They can decorate whatever you want.
B.They can be recycled in restaurants.
C.They can take on a brand new life.
D.They are responsible for too much waste.
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