Top 8: Time for a cuppa with eco-kind teabags 

If paper bags are sealed with plastic glue, they are not recyclable or compostable. This goes for plastic tea bags too, so check the labels
Top 8: Time for a cuppa with eco-kind teabags 

Small white cup on saucer with steam coming from hot delicious drink on blue background.

While some of us prefer a good leaf tea, there's no denying the convenience of a tea bag, and most of the six cups a day we drink in Ireland are from bags. 

As well as test tasting, we looked at how committed tea producers were to eliminating plastics or other non-biodegradable sealants from their bags. If paper bags are sealed with plastic glue, they are not recyclable or compostable. This goes for plastic tea bags too, so check the labels. 

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