Walk into any noodle shop or restaurant and chances are high you'll soon be eating with a pair of disposable wooden chopsticks from China.
But not for long.
In a move that has cheered environmentalists but worries restaurant owners, China has slapped a 5 percent tax on the chopsticks, known as "waribashi," over concerns of deforestation.
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