Choosing Chopsticks
If given a choice, wooden chopsticks are far less slippery for beginners than the plastic or metal versions. Unfortunately, despite the small size, the demand for disposable chopsticks far surpasses the ability to make them from wood scrap.
An estimated 20 million mature trees are logged each year just to supply only China with billions of throwaway chopsticks. Plastic and metal chopsticks, while slightly more tricky to use, are far more sustainable.