As we all strive to live more sustainably, hidden plastics are a big concern. Many traditional tea bags contain polypropylene, a sealing plastic, which means they can't be recycled. However, an ...

Unfortunately, a growing body of research has detected contaminants and microplastics pretty much everywhere, including our tap water. Now, new research has detected microplastics in yet another ...

A new study warns that your afternoon cup of tea may come with an unhealthy helping of microplastics and nanoplastics. Tea bags containing polypropylene released an astounding 1.2 billion particles ...

They’re in our oceans, soil, air, snow — and even in your cup of tea. Plastic tea bags are shedding billions of shards of microplastics into their water, according to a new study. Researchers at ...

The Co-op hopes to stir the entire grocery sector into action to tackle a plastic waste issue most consumers will not realise exists - tea bags. Tea bags contain polypropylene - used industry-wide to ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Unfortunately, a growing body of research has detected contaminants and microplastics pretty much everywhere, including our tap water. Now, new research has detected microplastics in yet another ...

Barry's, one of the two most popular tea brands in Ireland, has just admitted that they use the plastic polypropylene in their tea bags, which consumers have long believed to be made of paper. Tea ...

BRITS live up to their tea-loving reputation, enjoying a whopping 60.2billion cups every year. But with a growing awareness surrounding the public ‘War on Plastic’, do we know what’s in our favourite ...

British tea brand PG Tips is launching a new tea bag made from 100 per cent biodegradable plant-based materials, replacing its old design that included a proportion of polypropylene plastic. The news ...