Biodegradable Tea Bags Empty Uk

Tea is the most consumed drink in the uk after water that s a lot of tea drinking.

Biodegradable tea bags empty uk. Drinking tea is a very british tradition so much so that we consume 60 2 billion cups of tea each year according to the uk tea and infusions association. According to tea co uk brits drink 60 2 billion cups of tea a year 96 of which made using tea bags. 100 meaning you can pop them straight in the compost with a clear conscience. Check out this handy faq.

And here at pg tips we re not only passionate about making all of your cuppas as tasty as they can be we are also committed to ensuring our tea keeps building communities improving people s livelihoods and respecting the environment. All our empty self fill teabags are plastic free except for the heat seal ones which have a small amount of glue to allow them to seal they are all 100 biodegradable and home compostable the sides of our tea bags are sealed using compression and ultrasound. And most of us tea drinkers choose tea bags rather than tea leaves 96 in fact. In 2017 we introduced a biodegradable tea bag range.

Tea bags containing plastic are typically only 70 80 biodegradable the majority of the tea bag is made from biodegradable paper but the remaining plastic won t decompose if you put it in the compost bin. These all natural tea bags offer the consumer the choice of using all their favourite loose leaf teas. Country living reveal which tea bag brands do and don t have plastic in their bags. Empty self fill tea bags 9x13cm manufactured from biodegradable plastic free paper sourced assembled and packed in scotland.

Our range of loose leaf tea bags allows you to prepare your favourite blend in advance allowing you to enjoy your favourite tea anytime of the day. We can confirm that all of our tea bags are now 100 biodegradable. We hand pack all our empty tea bag range here in the uk. Luckily there are a number of tea bags which are plastic free.