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		Fluorescence on Dec 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Commercial tea bags release microplastics, enterin... The article made me check Yorkshire Tea and I'm not really quite sure. How bad are "plant-based plastics"? > made from natural fibres like wood pulp and the seal is made with PLA - an industrially compostable, plant-based plastic > ... so we're following WRAP's advice and avoiding the phrase "plastic free" https://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/our-packaging https://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/brew-news/plastic-in-tea-bags...

amanaplanacanal on Dec 24, 2024 [–]

I believe PLA decomposes, unlike petroleum based plastics. I don't have a link for you though.

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