Country Living explore which tea bag brands are plastic-free, recyclable and biodegradable, from supermarket own brand tea bags to the main tea brands sold across the UK. Luckily, there are a number ...

Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.

Tea bags could be releasing billions of microplastic particles when brewed, recent research found. The study also found that human cells absorbed the plastic particles, suggesting that microplastics ...

Drinking tea, for most of us, is a daily habit but what about the soggy little bag left behind? Most of us instinctively toss it without a second thought. But that tiny bundle of organic matter still ...

As we all strive to live more sustainably, hidden plastics are a big concern. Many traditional tea bags contain polypropylene, a sealing plastic, which means they can't be recycled. However, an ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Tea bags could be releasing billions of microplastic ...