Comments on: Are teabags toxic and can I compost them? https://ourpermaculturelife.com/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/ Dive into a vast collection of free permaculture resources to help you get your permaculture life and edible gardens thriving with global permaculture educator & ambassador, Morag Gamble. Sun, 12 Apr 2020 04:21:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Morag Gamble : Our Permaculture Life https://ourpermaculturelife.com/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-89 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 20:55:43 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2017/03/13/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-89 Wonderful!! Thanks for writing.

]]> By: Unknown https://ourpermaculturelife.com/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-90 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 20:55:06 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2017/03/13/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-90 Love this post! I've recently switched to only using loose leaf… can't wait to hear about growing your own tea! .. just recently found your blog/page Morag and I am loving it, thanks so much! 🙂

]]> By: Marigold Jam https://ourpermaculturelife.com/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-356 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 22:51:29 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2017/03/13/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-356 Thanks for reminding me of the problems with tea bags – I normally use a tea pot and loose tea which means no bag and so no bleach no glue and none of the nasties you mention but have to admit to sometimes using tea bags for a single cup.

]]> By: Meg Hopeful https://ourpermaculturelife.com/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-357 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:24:48 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2017/03/13/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-357 Glad right now that I don't drink tea! Who would've thought that something so simple as a teabag could be so toxic! Meg

]]> By: Farmer Liz https://ourpermaculturelife.com/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-358 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 04:22:27 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2017/03/13/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-358 Great info! I only use teabags when away from home if I forget my infuser and jar of homegrown herbal tea, and it always feels so wasteful. Good to see several more reasons to avoid teabags, everyone should invest in a small infuser, so easy to use and leaves go in the compost 🙂

]]> By: Morag Gamble : Our Permaculture Life https://ourpermaculturelife.com/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-360 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:16:25 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2017/03/13/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-360 Thanks so much for your thorough response to this issue. It's good to know there are a number of responsible companies working towards providing safer and more sustainable products for their customers. I'm glad you got in touch.

]]> By: CassTas https://ourpermaculturelife.com/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-361 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:11:56 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2017/03/13/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-361 This was the response from Nerada Organics when I asked about their teabags.
"Thank you for your enquiry.
Nerada Tea is continually keeping up to pace with consumer health issues and
from time to time you will see changes in our production. Nerada Tea has
HACCP and GMP Management System Certification, which are audited yearly. We
make every effort to ensure our ingredients and all materials used, including
the paper, are of the highest possible standard. Our paper is manufactured
from a specially selected blend of high quality manila hemp. This has been
oxygen whitened, ie. not treated with chlorine or chlorine based compounds.
The paper also includes a small percentage of cellulose and thermoplastic
fibres. These are necessary to ensure the sealing of the bags. The heatseal
paper is certified as a food grade paper internationally and is manufactured
for the specific purpose of infusions, tea, herbs and coffee in boiling water.
The thermo-plastic fibres in the paper are not chemically broken down in any
way so as to leach into the infused beverage – so it is 100% safe when used
for the purpose it was made for. However, the heatseal paper is not 100%
bio-degradable due to small amount of thermo-plastic fibre it contains.
Nerada (along with many other tea packers in the world) use teabag machines
that use heat to seal the filter paper closed so for us there is no other
alternative. The paper itself is sustainable and safe. The main component is
manila hemp the cultivation of which is in itself is sustainable.
Regarding loose leaf version – I will pass your suggestion on to Management.
Glad you enjoy our Chai tea – those who do purchase it often email me to say
how much they enjoy the product. All the best.

Kay Harper
Customer Service
Nerada Tea Pty Ltd"

]]> By: earthmotherwithin https://ourpermaculturelife.com/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-362 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:54:01 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2017/03/13/are-teabags-toxic-and-can-i-compost-them/#comment-362 Thanks Morag, I have never seen such a complete description of the problems with teabags. It is getting harder to find loose tea in most big supermarkets. I have a number of ways of making tea with leaves -including some things which look like perforated teaspoons nested together which hold the leaves when I dangle them in water. Looking forward to the recipes for herbal teas!

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