Some tea bags may shed billions of microplastics per cup

Re:Some tea bags may shed billions of microplastics per cup by buckminster on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @01:27PM (#21072973)

Some of these fancy bags (e.g. from tea pigs) are made from polylactic acid. This is derived from corn starch and used in temporary medical implants (it degrades to lactic acid) so hopefully it's safe.

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Re:Some tea bags may shed billions of microplastics per cup by SeaSeaRider on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:17PM (#21077265)

Thanks, I’m a Tea Pig drinker, was looking for this comment.

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