I've run out of #teabags

This is when the Government should use that bloody National Emergency Alert

#emergency #alert

"A team of researchers has filed a complaint against Tesco, saying its “biodegradable” teabags do not fulfil that claim following an experiment that involved burying them in soil for a year to see what happened."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Tesco #Tea #TeaBags #Greenwashing

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/tesco-accused-of-greenwashing-over-biodegradable-teabags

Tesco accused of greenwashing over ‘biodegradable’ teabags

We had this issue with teapigs, I rang them to complain and they said they have to go in council food waste collection. (we don't have a council food waste collection )

It's all a scam
#environment #biodegradable #teabags
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/tesco-accused-of-greenwashing-over-biodegradable-teabags

In other news, I have run out of #teabags. CAN THIS DAY GET ANY WORSE? 😱

@dmariemart
Oh — and there are also infusers that fit within a cup or mug if you prefer to drink a smaller amount of tea — functionally, these infusers act as a tea bag but allow you to use unbroken leaves (which do take a bit longer to brew).

Example: https://www.murchies.com/product/folding-handle-infuser/

#tea #teaInfuser #teaBags #looseTea

@dmariemart

I switched to tea few years ago, and I am fortunate in having an excellent tea store locally, Murchies.com.

I highly recommend using loose tea, which generally uses larger leaves (tea bags tend to use fannings — basically tiny pieces of broken leaves, aka "dust".

You can get teapots with infusers that hold the tea leaves and can be lifted from the pot when the brewing is finished, leaving the brewed tea in the pot.

#tea #teaBags #looseTea #teaPot

About 177kg of #waste via #packaging is generated per person in the #EuropeanUnion annually. The #EuropeanCommission is targeting #plastic #teabags, mini hotel shampoo bottles and #coffee pods as part of a plan to curb #Europe’s “growing mountain of waste” https://www.chinatechnews.com/2022/12/01/86762-coffee-pods-and-tea-bags-targeted-in-bid-to-reduce-europes-growing-mountain-of-waste

Hey @fkamiah17 - saw these & thought of you! They are very expensive & not Yorkshire tea, very cute though. Also, when you have a moment Google ‘Ocean Teabags’ not available yet in the U.K. but I thought you’d like the octopus ones 😊 #Tea #Teabags

The great teabag debate.
Do you stack your beautifully-separated teabags in your caddy or do you prefer to live in complete chaos?
#Tea #Teabags #Caddy #TeaCaddy