Two brothers are aiming to fix a “massive problem” with an everyday object. , 25, who made his debut for first team in 2016 has in recent years become passionate about the environment and sustainability. The now Sheffield United player has cited environmental reasons for why he has cut down on eating meat as animal agriculture contributes to carbon emissions.
Now, he has teamed up with his brother Liam, 27, after the pair were told about a problem with an everyday object used across the world by Neil Sang, who worked for a business called ChopValue in Canada. Liam told the ECHO: “You would just never really assume a chopstick could be an issue because it's such a small utensil that's used for such a short amount of time. “People see it as something that is just used for a half an hour meal on your lunch break.
But chopsticks can travel tens of thousands of miles to get from A to B before they’re used by consumers. It’s such a small utensil but when we get the waste together, it turns into a massive problem.” Over the past year, the brothers have worked closely to create ChopValue UK, along with director Neil Sang and others in the business.
It aims to pick up chopsticks that would otherwise end up in the tip and use them to make furniture and homeware. The brothers have been sourcing chopsticks in nearby restaurants to reuse. Tom said: “We've collected around five million chopsticks, just in Liverpool and Manchester alone.
Weekly we're averaging about 100, 000.
