We thought there was a better way. Our mission is to redefine the term waste to resource, one chopstick at a time.

Not too long ago, I tried to apply my wood engineering and stereotypical “German efficiency thinking” to tackle the wood and construction waste in Vancouver, Canada.

Excited, I spoke at a seminar and presented the research results and know-how to create value-added materials. Unfortunately, my talk did not resonate much with industry leaders. It was frustrating, but at the same time, eye-opening.

I realized that in order to prove sustainable business concepts that rely on under-utilized resource supply, there must be thought leaders who show its viability. It had to be interesting, something easy to comprehend, and something that elicits emotions towards the problem of linear economy and our vast amount of waste.

I would need to develop a process
that creates innovative, highly value-added, and appealing products from a relatable resource.

And that is how ChopValue was born.

Fast forward 10 million chopsticks - we have presented our Microfactory concept in more than 10 countries, with media covered in more than 35. For me, we’ve moved beyond proving that we have built a viable, carbon-negative manufacturing business out of discarded chopsticks, and now it's time to expand this concept globally.

Our story resonates with people. We believe that we have the responsibility to educate, inspire, and set an example that resource efficiency thinking should simply be the norm.

- Felix Böck

We lead by example with sustainable practices while being accurate and transparent about our environmental footprint.

Every year we release an Urban Impact Assessment.