BigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoPlastic tea bagslemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up15file-text
arrow-up15imagePlastic tea bagslemmy.worldBigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
I decided to have a green tea because it’s healthier than soda. It’s healthier, right? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10389239/
minus-squareconditional_soup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoPlastic tea bags are really disappointing. It’s not enough that plastic is everywhere thanks to tire dust, I have to drink it, too? Cool. At home, I use loose leaf and a metal strainer. Makes less waste, and there’s no plastic.
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months ago I have to drink it, too? If it makes you feel any better, there’s so much microplastic everywhere that there was going to be plastic in that water regardless of what the tea bag was made of.
Plastic tea bags are really disappointing. It’s not enough that plastic is everywhere thanks to tire dust, I have to drink it, too? Cool.
At home, I use loose leaf and a metal strainer. Makes less waste, and there’s no plastic.
If it makes you feel any better, there’s so much microplastic everywhere that there was going to be plastic in that water regardless of what the tea bag was made of.