Have you ever wondered what 886 recycled bamboo chopsticks, sanitized, trimmed, and squeezed under pressure, might look like? Check out this beautiful cutting board from ChopValue, a company whose mission is to redefine the term waste to resource, one chopstick at a time. I learned about this from the Reasons to Be Cheerful newsletter. With microfactories in Vancouver, where the company was founded, and Bali, Mexico City, Montreal, Singapore, Las Vegas, Liverpool and Toronto, ChopValue opened in Boston earlier this year. Elaine Chow, who runs the Boston operation -- you can follow them on Facebook -- is a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management and an experienced executive focused on fostering a people-first culture in the workplace. In addition to being a working mom living with her family in Dorchester, she has served the community for 20 years in workforce and youth development. ChopValue harvests used chopsticks from restaurants, and turns them into servingware, cutting boards, and furniture. The smaller pieces would make wonderful holiday gifts.
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