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Tea @feddit.uk Jeena @jemmy.jeena.net 8mo ago

Plastic tea bags

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12981528

I decided to have a green tea because it's healthier than soda. It's healthier, right?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10389239/

Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world BigTrout75 @lemmy.world 8mo ago

Plastic tea bags

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I'm not aware of any UK brands that use plastic for their teabags. That sounds like a really stupid idea.

A few companies (Teapigs comes to mind) use bags that feel plasticy, but those aren't actually plastic. In Teapigs case, it's made of cornstarch.
- Yorkshire use plant based PLA to stick the bags together.
  Thought I'm not sure what the impact of this is.
  
  PLA's a bio-plastic that, while technically biodegradable, will only break down under very specific industrial composting conditions - we're talking heat above 55-70°C, and in the presence of microorganisms. It's a lot better than fossil-fuel plastics, but it's still not great.
- I was inspecting a teapigs bag only yesterday. I was getting ready to quietly fume, but saw that the box says it isn't plastic.
- Turns out there are a few
Oh god, please, no!
That´s even worse than paper tea bags. Loose leave is the way.

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