I’m assuming this only is true with those stupid nylon tea bags. Paper tea bags are still a thing.
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Not to burst your bubble but most conventional paper tea bags still have plastics in the adhesive to keep them together. Have to go out of your way to find products that avoid it.
Or loose tea and a strainer or tea ball.
For what it's worth, it does say "polymer based tea bags", so the way I'm interpreting that is that paper tea bags would at least be better
No doubt! The nylon bags are all around terrible. Just not safe with any off the shelf paper bag either (looking at you Tazo & Teavana...). If it's compostable, should be okay.
I'll never forgive Starbucks for what they did to Teavana!
That aside, I think anybody who ever tasted a triangle bag tea knows they're bad for you. They taste awful! Like plastic! I'm shocked they're still for sale.
Correct. Compostable tea bags are still paper or cloth and contain only a tiny staple that won't decompose.
But not the pyramid shaped bags. They contain food-grade plastics. No compost pile for those.
Check the label - it should say 100% biodegradable or something. Some of them look like paper but have a plastic web inside. https://youtu.be/limwsUnH4iQ
I'll be alright cos I just drink two cans of Monster a day instead
Good thing i drink tea like a fish.
Completely submerged?
Yes, I breath the tea through my gills.
You are a Brit?
But then you're able to use loose tea, aren't you?
No, I'm not a brit. I'm American
I'm sorry -_-
Thanks, the next few years are gonna be rough.
Another type of sack that plastic is stored in
I hope this includes the ones I import to the US because I can't live without my gold.