Tea bags can be buried to fertilize your plants, or you can sprinkle loose leaves around the base of plants. You can also water your plants with weak tea. Steep your tea bags a second time, allow the ...

Often people make the same mistake – they simply dip the bag in water for a few seconds or, conversely, leave it in for too long. In both cases, the tea does not open properly. The optimal brewing ...

A Canadian study from 2019 was the first to test nylon and polyethylene tea bags, revealing that they release a respective 11.6 billion microplastics and 3.1 billion nanoplastics—which measure ...

Every morning, Sneha Kapoor, a tea junkie settles into her favourite armchair with a warm cup of green tea. “That’s my little escape,” she says. But unknown to ...

Many commercial tea bags are made from plastic, and not only can this diminish your tea experience, but it also poses health risks. In December 2024, researchers at the Autonomous University of ...

A recent study has revealed that a single cup of tea made with tea bags can release billions of microplastics into your body, raising concerns about potential health impacts. According to the ...

Whether you love sweet tea or enjoy a cup in the evening to wind down, tea bags are the star of the show. But when it comes to the porous bags used to steep tea, you may wonder about their lifespan, ...

UAB research has characterized in detail how polymer-based commercial tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. The study shows for the first time the capacity of ...

Next time you brew a cup of tea, don't toss the tea bag just yet. One of the ways to repurpose a used tea bag around your home is to bury one toward the bottom of a potted houseplant. Just as tea ...