Environmental campaigners at the not-for-profit, City to Sea, have called on the big tea bag brands to take part in a greenwashing “AmnesTea” and to stop using confusing terms like “compostable” and “biodegradable” unless their products meet the highest standards. Currently, some tea bags can be made enmeshed with plastics like polypropylene fibers, but even tea bags claiming to be “plastic-free” or even “compostable” can often include bioplastics like polylactic acid (PLA). PLA, like many other bioplastics, is a plant-based polymer that is considered “biodegradable” but only in industrial settings…
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