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What materials do different brands of tea make their tea bags out of, I wonder?
by acidburnNSA 2y ago
What materials do different brands of tea make their tea bags out of, I wonder?
- vinni2 2y agoI wondered the same and unfortunately the manufacturers don’t publish the material of the tea bags. I am switching to loose tea and even when I only have tea bags i can take the tea out and brew it in reusable metal thing.
- vouaobrasil 2y agoShould be a law to put the materials used on all products, not just foods.
- mhandley 2y agoHere's a pretty complete list of UK brands: https://moralfibres.co.uk/the-teabags-without-plastic/ https://moralfibres.co.uk/the-teabags-without-plastic/
- drunkonvinyl 2y agoNicer teas (pricier usually) come in cotton muslins - https://www.mariagefreres.com/en/tea.html?conditionnement=47 https://www.mariagefreres.com/en/tea.html?conditionnement=47. Their Marco Polo tea is my once a year splurge. The bag is tied with string - no glue.
- Fluorescence 2y agoThe article made me check Yorkshire Tea and I'm not really quite sure. How bad are "plant-based plastics"? > made from natural fibres like wood pulp and the seal is made with PLA - an industrially compostable, plant-based plastic > ... so we're following WRAP's advice and avoiding the phrase "plastic free" https://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/our-packaging https://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/our-packaging https://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/brew-news/plastic-in-tea-bags---progress-report https://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/brew-news/plastic-in-tea-bags...
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoI believe PLA decomposes, unlike petroleum based plastics. I don't have a link for you though.