Reply To: Plastic in teabags

Thanks for an interesting read Scallywagbags. Have you tried Teapigs? They seem to be made of very plastic-y substance – it’s very springy. I had a look at their website which says
“Our tea temples are made from biodegradable corn starch. The material was developed in Japan and has the green “pla” mark which is an endorsement by the Japanese bioplastics association.”
Who’d have thought it?

I put the few tea bags we use in the composter and have to confess that I haven’t noticed any “tea bag skeletons” in what I dig out. I guess if they did surface I’d pick them out of the flower bed and take them indoors to throw away. I have lots more plastic labels from plants that pegged out ages ago! (thanks to all the slugs, snails and rabbits!)