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Can you Home Compost Tea Bags?

19th August 2021 by TheFutureisPlasticFree

In theory Yes you can Home Compost Tea Bags. However, for those that have tried, you will know that it’s not quite so simple as …

Which Tea Bags are Plastic-Free?

25th May 202125th May 2021 by TheFutureisPlasticFree

Wait! What? There’s plastic in Teabags?

Yes! That’s right! Teabags can contain plastic. It may only be trace amounts but nevertheless, for decades the average tea drinker has unknowingly been polluting the environment each and every time a teabag is disposed of. However, fear not in recent years a lot of new up-and-coming brands have lead the resistance and pushed the tea market down the plastic-free path.

There are now plenty of ‘Plastic-Free’ options conveniently available. Here’s our guide to help you understand the truth about Plastic-Free Tea and how to choose the best bag

Brits alone drink more than 100 million cups of tea a day and now we know our tea has contained traces of plastic all this time, we can get a sense of the plastic problem our tea-drinking obsession presents for the environment

8 Plastic-Free Christmas Top Tips 2020

14th November 202014th November 2020 by TheFutureisPlasticFree

Christmas is already a pretty demanding time of year and if we are faced with a Christmas in Lockdown, then I’m sure the prospect of attempting to reduce your environmental impact makes the whole process seem even more daunting. It doesn’t have to be though. Take a look at our 8 Plastic-Free Christmas Top Tips for 2020 and you’ll be surprised just how easy it can be and how you can actually save yourself time and money in the process.

“Tis the season to be jolly…”

However, did you know that during the Christmas period the amount of overall waste we produce increases by 30%? and this year during the first wave of Coronavirus lockdown, household waste saw an increase of 300% overall. That’s nothing to be Jolly about! We already produce far too much as it is and yet our insatiable appetite for all things Christmas has us gifting and eating all things merrily on high at the expense of the environment

We all get suckered in by the clever marketing that starts in September and over-indulge ourselves every year on a lot of unnecessary consumerist crap!

How about this year you Make Christmas your first Plastic-free, plastic reducing, environmentally friendly Christmas

15 Things You Never Knew Were Made from Plastic

8th May 202130th May 2020 by TheFutureisPlasticFree

Plastics are hidden everywhere, even amongst so many of the everyday items that we may not realise. Because we may be unaware that an item contains plastic, we can find ourselves miss-using or disposing of the item incorrectly and this is when plastics can find their way into nature and end up polluting the environment.

How many of the 15 everyday items below did you know contained plastic?

1. Teabags contain Plastic

Yes, that’s right! Even your sacred cup of tea can’t avoid plastic. The majority of mainstream teabags use a form of plastic (polypropylene) to seal the bag itself. It may seem like an insignificant amount of plastic, but when you consider that there are estimated to be 165 million cups of tea consumed each day in the UK alone, it puts the problem into perspective. Due to this seemingly small plastic content in teabags, the only way to dispose of it is to landfill. A standard tea bag should not be composted, but there are plastic-free alternatives.

The Solution for Plastic Free Tea

The great news for us tea-loving brits is that there are several plastic-free solutions to the teabag dilemma.

Does chewing gum have plastic in it?

14th May 2020 by TheFutureisPlasticFree

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Regularly advertised for its oral health benefits, chewing gum can offer fresher breath and a light cleaning of the teeth which can be particularly pleasant …

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have announced they are cutting ties with a trade association representing the plastic industry

3rd October 20192nd August 2019 by TheFutureisPlasticFree

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Ditch Ties to Plastics Industry Association Following Pressure From Greenpeace: 'A Victory for Every Person That Spoke Up'

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have always claimed to really care about reducing plastic pollution. Could this be the moment in history we will all remember when …