Same here @Fairygirl - since we found out some had plastic content, I tear them open over the heap and put the bags in the black bin (although that may just mean the plastic content gets buried somewhere else.. )
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
They compost well, but the tea pig brand do not compost,so they must be plasticky. I doubt the standerd papery ones have plastic and i don't see any remnant in the compost
https://www.teapigs.co.uk/. My wife likes their teas, but as not widely available we don't get them often. I've just done a search on their site and they do say the bags aren't plastic but don't compost In short – please don’t compost them at home, as your home compost won't provide the right level of heat, pressure and micro-organisms for them to break down. So instead, pop them in with your food waste. Most councils have industrial food waste systems designed to allow the necessary micro-organisms needed to break down biodegradable materials, to thrive. If you send your tea temples to your local council with your food waste, they will break them down within 12 weeks. If you don’t currently have a food waste collection – it’s time to put pressure on your local council to get one!
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I might take a look at those @berarde. Thanks. I'm quite fussy about my tea though - it has to be a decent strength A lot of companies are aware of the plastic issue with bags though, so we may see a lot more suitable compostable ones. It's very difficult though - if the bags aren't strong enough, they break down in the mug. I think many are switching to loose tea as well. I really need to do that, if I'm honest
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I use biodegradeable teabags which I buy online from Traidcraft. I used to chuck them in just as they were, but when I used the compost I found they were still intact. So now I tear the bag before dropping them in the food waste bin in the kitchen. Once they go in the compost bin, they disappear without trace.
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There's some debate about bags having a plastic content, so many people are worried about doing it too.
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I think most of my compost bin is made up with tea leaves as I drink gallons of it 🤣🤣
What's 'pig brand' @berarde?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
In short – please don’t compost them at home, as your home compost won't provide the right level of heat, pressure and micro-organisms for them to break down. So instead, pop them in with your food waste. Most councils have industrial food waste systems designed to allow the necessary micro-organisms needed to break down biodegradable materials, to thrive. If you send your tea temples to your local council with your food waste, they will break them down within 12 weeks. If you don’t currently have a food waste collection – it’s time to put pressure on your local council to get one!
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I'm quite fussy about my tea though - it has to be a decent strength
A lot of companies are aware of the plastic issue with bags though, so we may see a lot more suitable compostable ones. It's very difficult though - if the bags aren't strong enough, they break down in the mug.
I think many are switching to loose tea as well. I really need to do that, if I'm honest
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hope you're keeping well x
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...