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Environment & Energy

NJCher

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Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2022, 09:30 AM

Mar 2022

Microplastics tea bags. Millions and millions in a single bag.

It’s why I switched to loose tea.

You can also cut the tea bag and empty it; brew it loose.

The plastic part is in the sealing of the bag.

A few teas don’t use that sealing method.

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Study - Microplastics Discovered In Blood Of 17 Out Of 22 Healthy Adult Donors Tested [View all] hatrack Mar 2022 OP

I assume that we will eventually evolve to have plastic as an essential part of our being. That's... TreasonousBastard Mar 2022 #1

Look up NJCher Mar 2022 #2

Me too. Native Mar 2022 #3

There was a time when you could get bags made of actual silk. Native Mar 2022 #4

So what do you use for brewing loose tea? wnylib Mar 2022 #5

Use a pot with a built in strainer Blues Heron Mar 2022 #6

Thanks. Currently I just heat a cup wnylib Mar 2022 #7

My carafe is almost never empty Blues Heron Mar 2022 #8

So do you heat the carafe, or just wnylib Mar 2022 #9

I heat the cup in the microwave Blues Heron Mar 2022 #10