evidence: If you didn’t already know, I am English, and am true to the stereotype… I LOVE a good old cup of tea! But did you know that this simple habit can actually have a negative impact on the environment, and despite what people think – it’s not always easy to compost tea bags. Setting aside the ethical issues relating to the farming of tea, a tea bag it’s self can actually contain plastic. Nothing like a cup of microplastics with my breakfast! [...] This means, that while most tea bags will break down, the materials that they break down into can contain microplastics, and won’t be nutritional. They’ll even sometimes be harmful to the environment. Fortunately, more and more brands are becoming aware of the issue, and are releasing plastic free tea bag ranges. [...] The most common plastic in tea bags is known as polypropylene, which can make up around 30% of your average tea bag. Other plastics can be found in silk style tea bags and a plastic glue may be used to seal the bags too.