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Many (most?) papers are lined with plastic. If you feel it and it's smooth in texture, it's probably plastic. Plastic famously leeches through heat. Yes there a
by preg_match 2mo ago
Many (most?) papers are lined with plastic. If you feel it and it's smooth in texture, it's probably plastic. Plastic famously leeches through heat. Yes there are heat-resistant plastics, but they're typically hard plastics. Tea bags are not hard.
I don't know if the tea thing is true, but it makes sense to me intuitively. Microplastics leak into water from washing machines a lot. Heat + soft plastic clothes = microplastic in water. Tea seems like the same concept on a smaller scale.
- chrisjj 2mo agoPlastic-free teabags are a thing e.g. https://www.hampsteadtea.com/ https://www.hampsteadtea.com/
- OutOfHere 2mo agoI don't know about this brand, but very often the claim is a complete lie. Often such brands use PLA which is a bioplastic, but the brand doesn't count it as a plastic when advertising it as being plastic-free. Do they even tell you what the material is? Without knowing much more, it's not a risk worth taking.
- chrisjj 2mo ago> Do they even tell you what the material is? They do. Click the link.
- OutOfHere 2mo ago> unbleached paper, folded and stitched with cotton Apologies. That's the best material I have come across for a tea bag. I am hoping that PFAS wasn't added to lubricate the paper during its manufacture, which is a distinct concern from bleaching it.