Some further research has revealed (thank you Linda) that one sort of teabags in Britain may be plastic-free. According to Gardening Which? Jacksons of Piccadilly make tea bags that are free of polypropylene.
So, I’m just off to write them an e-mail…
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nanacathy2
/ July 24, 2014I have been thinking about your previous post since I read it, I don’t want to drink plastic. Look forward to hearing the update.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ July 29, 2014I’m actually quite annoyed – I knew that some manufacturers added plastic to the paper in teabags and I have been avoiding them, but I didn’t realise until very recently about the paper pillow bags being stuck together with plastic. I still haven’t had a response from Jacksons of Piccadilly.
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katythenightowl
/ July 24, 2014When I read your post yesterday, I immediately went into my cupboards to see what kind of tea I had there – and was very thankful that I had Redbush with the tags! Lol
After reading this post, I’m even more grateful, as I’ve also got a goodly selection of Twinings Fruit Tea Bags in my cupboard – so they should be a safe bet, with Jackson’s of Piccadilly as their maker 🙂
Who would ever think that we’d have to worry about plastics being in our daily cuppa!
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/ July 29, 2014I’m sad to say that Jacksons still haven’t responded to my e-mail and I’m worried that this means that they do use plastic.
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katythenightowl
/ July 30, 2014It would be a great shame of that’s so, Jan – but let’s just hope for the best – and expect the worst, shall we? 🙂
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narf77
/ July 26, 2014Fingers crossed on the tea bag front and how much faith we put in manufacturers to “do the right thing” in our food chain.
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/ July 29, 2014Even so, once our current batch are used up I think it’s going to be loose tea for me.
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narf77
/ July 29, 2014I wonder if our health food shop sells tea? Might have to check it out
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