Why sustainable tea makes the perfect gift!

The perfect plastic-free gift.

If you’re reading this blog, you are probably aware that conventional high street tea bags contain plastic in the lining. With an average 165 million cups of tea consumed every day in Britain, the small amount of plastic in every tea bag adds up very quickly.

In this blog, we will be discussing the benefits of not using plastic in tea bags, and using environmentally friendly alternatives instead. And we’re going to go over what happens to plastic waste in landfill, and why using home compostable bags is hugely beneficial to the environment, compared to non biodegradable plastic.

And why NEMI Teas is a perfect gift for you!

Tea Contains Plastic?

Let’s start at the beginning - most tea bags from the well known brands in this country use polypropylene, a fossil based polymer that can’t biodegrade.

This means that tea bags should be disposed of in the black bin, and not in your home compost bin due to the plastic interacting with the mass of organic material.

When the plastic lined tea bags end up in landfill , they therefore contribute to the mass of plastic waste around the world that is growing every year . When plastic ends up in landfill, it has the potential to be converted into leachate .

Leachate is a combination of rainwater entering the landfill, and the mass of plastic in the landfill itself. This results in a toxic sludge forming, which over time moves lower and lower into the depths of the landfill site.

Eventually, the leachate will reach the groundwater surrounding the landfill, and make its way into the local soil and water systems. Leachate has been studied to have a devastating effect on the local environment, for both animals and wildlife.

By using Soilon, a PLA based bioplastic derived from starch, NEMI takes the risk out of leachate forming in landfill. It also opens the possibility for the tea bags to be disposed of in a home compost bin, as the material will successfully decompose into carbon dioxide and water.

The Sustainable Tea Gift Set

So if you’re looking for that perfect plastic-free gift for your loved ones then grab this NEMI Tea Hamper now!