Key Points Tea bags are ideal for composting, but spent tea leaves can also be added directly to your garden soil in small amounts. As they decompose, tea leaves release important plant nutrients and ...

Single-use tea bags are bad for the environment — and bad for your afternoon brew in general, according to a world-famous tea-seller. "Teabags have nanoplastics in them. They're in the sealants ...

A study by the Autonomous University of Barcelona reveals that commercial tea bags made from polymer-based materials release harmful microplastics and nanoplastics when infused.

Tea bags that are made with plastic packaging can release billions of microplastic and nanoplastic particles into your cup of tea, scientists say.

What if you could transform your used teabags into bespoke lanterns that would normally cost a good chunk of change from a ...

TEA-RRIFIC How an old tea bag can help you spring clean your home & get everything sparkling WITHOUT scrubbing or chemical cleaners ...

It stands to reason that stewing the bag in the tea will increase the strength, and therefore the darkness of the brew, so this means it also increases the risk of staining your teeth.

Researchers at McGill University found that a single tea bag can release around 11.6 billion microplastic particles, and 3.1 billion even smaller nanoplastic particles, into the cup.

Nearly 900,000 tea bags by the organic tea brand Yogi are being recalled due to a detectable amount of pesticide on the product, according to an enforcement report posted on the US Food and Drug ...

Tufenkji, whose done research previously on microplastics, was curious about whether the combination of this plastic bag and hot water would cause the plastic to shed microplastic particles into ...

Whether you take yours strong, milky, black or sweet, it's hard to beat a good cuppa. But which tea bags will give you the perfect brew?