Yorkshire Tea Bags 3.25 Kg (1040 tea bags)

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They can go in kerbside garden waste or food waste bins, to go off for industrial composting by your local council. Composting generally involves the sort of big composting facility (known as “industrial composting”) that councils use for food waste and garden waste. We're replacing the oil-based plastic that seals our tea bags with a plant-based plastic called polylactic acid, or PLA. From the classic British cuppa to a guilt-free decaff and tasty camomile to fruity infusions you, your guests and staff can banish thirst for good. If you don’t have either of these, you can snip open your used tea bags, compost the tea inside at home, and put the bag itself in your refuse bin. If you don’t want to do that, the alternative is to put your tea bag in your refuse bin.

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The Government is working on timings for all councils to collect food waste and we expect most households to have these by 2025 at the latest. Until then, sadly not everyone will be able to compost our PLA tea bags. Like a lot of new materials created to replace the less sustainable stuff we’ve all relied on for ages, PLA’s far from perfect. PLA is a newer form of plastic, made from plants (like cornstarch) instead of fossil fuels, which can be industrially composted by local councils. It’s the material that most of the UK tea industry is switching to or has already switched to. Loading... {{SelectedStore.TimeSlot.DayOfWeekString}}, {{SelectedStore.TimeSlotReservation.Day}} {{SelectedStore.TimeSlotReservation.DisplayMonth}} Store.LocalizedDisplayName}} | {{TimeSlotReservationDisplay}} Book Collection Slot Book Collection Slot View Slot Book Collection Slot Book C&C Slot

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What about people who don’t have a food waste or garden waste bin, or whose council doesn’t accept tea bags in garden waste bins? That’s why we recommend sending plant-based tea bags for industrial composting by your local council (via your food or garden waste bin). You can also snip open your used tea bags, compost the tea inside at home, and put the bag itself in the appropriate bin.

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You might’ve seen PLA teabags called "biodegradable", "plastic free" or "home compostable". You can read a bit more about why we don’t use those terms below.

Pop these plant-based tea bags in your food or garden waste bin for council composting. Please recycle the cardboard box too. Our tea experts taste brew after brew to make sure it's always perfect. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.