Hubballi: When the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) reportedly directed the Karnataka food safety ...

Gardeners are being told they should put teabags in their garden in spring - but only if they rip them open first.

Barbies and Cabbage Patch dolls defined the term “plastic people.” Today, each and every one of us is said to consume upwards to a credit card’s worth ...

Loose-leaf teas are another easy way to bypass plastic tea bags—just use a stainless steel steeper, which can go directly ...

A plastic called polypropylene is often used to make tea bags, and even if you choose paper tea bags, there can still be ...

The compost must be put in its own bin and placed at the curb on regular recycling days for pickup. New Yorkers can line the bin with a clear plastic bag. New Yorkers can purchase a 21-gallon official ...

While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags ...

With the rise of home delivery services, plastic containers are more common than ever ... It may come as a surprise, but microplastics could be hiding in your tea bags. When you brew tea, the bag is ...

Black teas are rich in antioxidants and come in a variety of flavor profiles — we tested 16 to find the best. (Getty Creative) ...

You can switch to paper tea bags to reduce your microplastic exposure. However, some of these may still contain plastic as a sealant. Loose-leaf tea may be another good option, Syers said. A recent ...

Microplastic exposure from plastic water bottles occurs when ... experts recommend purchasing tea in paper bags or as loose-leaf. In many cultures, boiling water before drinking it is an ancient ...

To minimize plastic exposure, try switching to paper bags or loose-leaf tea. Some tea bags may shed billions of microplastics per cup ...