• Patch
    20·
    10 months ago

    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.

    • GreatAlbatrossAEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      Yorkshire use plant based PLA to stick the bags together.
      Thought I’m not sure what the impact of this is.

      • Deebster@programming.devEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        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.

        • GreatAlbatrossAEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Lucky my local council incinerates the food waste in that case 🙃

    • vext01@lemmy.sdf.org
      2·
      10 months ago

      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.