[wahnfrieden]

Most paper tea bags contain plastic and a carcinogen

> Most paper tea bags also have plastic fibers used in the sealant in addition to these nylon and PET plastic tea bags.

> Even paper tea bags have an unsettling substance called epichlorohydrin added to them in order to keep them from bursting.

It's like how some people think canned drinks are better than plastic bottles (even though they're lined in plastic), or that disposable coffee cups are made from paper (lined with plastic), though the tea bag misconception is more common than these

[port11]

Wow, I had no idea… what a lame system we have for producing these at scale.

We full our own compostable (corn fiber) tea bags, I’m guessing they also have something bad in them?

[wahnfrieden]

I’ve just read studies I don’t know about the full breadth of products available. I recommend just using metal personally. If you want to pre fill maybe you can buy a dozen or more metal ones for cheap.

[port11]

I have several metal ones, but cleaning all the tea out of them uses a lot of water. Meh.

[wahnfrieden]

Try removing the easy parts quickly, then air drying it. You can knock most of it out once dried without water. You can also try using a french press which is easier to clean.

[eru]

Interesting!

Canned drinks use fewer resources than drinks in single-use bottles; and aluminum is so widely recycled, people give you money for aluminum scrap. So they are better in that sense.

[wahnfrieden]

Yea I’m just commenting on the health aspect

Glass bottles are also a health hazard because of plastic sealant in the cap - they can be much worse than plastic bottle products, unintuitively