Categories: Quick Tips

4 Ways to Reuse Chopsticks: Friday Quickie

Last week I mentioned to ditch the chopsticks when ordering from an Asian restaurant. But we all get the inevitable pair due to missed instructions, habit or a friend’s gift.

How can you reuse chopsticks?

  1. Use for gardening. Either use them to plant seeds or as soil/plant markers.
  2. Prop up growing plants. (Gardening part II.)
  3. Stir your coffee or tea.
  4. Decorate and use as a hair tie.

 

Photo: A Knit Storm

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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