... There are plastic teabags? I've literally never seen any indication they exist, what a wasteful concept wtf.
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These bastards:
Usually made of nylon, like pantyhose.
*panteahose
Many things contain, or are entirely made out of plastic, even if they don't look like it.
A UAB research has characterised 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 these particles to be absorbed by human intestinal cells, and are thus able to reach the bloodstream and spread throughout the body.
Well shit.
We're all going to require plastic-eating mushroom spores spread on our corpses if we want our bodies to fully decompose.
why the fuck do we even use that trees are infinite bro
Problem solved. It really is better once you get in the habit of using one. Especially if you like a tisane as well, dried peppermint leaves and other herbs in bulk cost like 5% the price of the bag version.
I like this one, because there's no moving parts and no chance of it popping open and letting loose leaves out into my cup.
I knew it. I hate plastic ones. I've switched to metal or those paper ones.
