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Tea bags releasing 'millions' of microplastics into tea, study shows (www.dpa-international.com)

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[–] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Are plastic teabags an American thing? Most Canadian and british tea come in paper bags... wish there was more information in this article its so vague.

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 4 points 6 hours ago

I can't remember the brand, but yeah. Plastic teabags are a thing and not just in the US.

They're wierd little triangle nets.

But no worries. If you drink proper tea, you'll never encounter them.