I guess I didn't really emphasize it, but I do think it's great that you're giving people ideas on how to use the chopsticks they already have. I just think it's important that people realize why using them one time because they think they're fun is a terrible idea and has consequences. Picking up new ones to use for alternatives isn't much better either if you don't have them on hand anyway. However, it's great whenever someone finds a way to keep something "disposable" from going to the landfill through new uses, so thank you for writing the article.

As far as the problem of finding info, I was getting frustrated because I was finding mentions of "Asian Environmentalists" who were working hard on campaigns against disposable chopsticks, while the sources in English were lacking. Most of the information I could find either didn't have citations or was over ten years old, which is a bit frustrating when trying to convince people that this is a real issue.