2. Tea bags
Many tea bags contain plastic, with some studies suggesting the percentage is around 95%. Most “pyramid” and “pillow-style tea bags rely on a microplastic called polipropylene to heat-seal the edges shut.
Manufacturers claim the amount of plastic found in tea bags is small, but this isn’t actually reassuring as millions of tea bags are used and put into food waste programs every year. They then end up in the soil, where the plastic particles accumulate and pose a risk to wildlife.
The good news is that we can break this cycle by choosing to buy loose tea leaves instead. Moreover, you can still buy tea bags, but make sure they have folded edges and are sealed with a staple or string.
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Microplastics are everywhere. Reducing our daily consumption is likely futile, you will ingest microplastics. Every breath you take, every bite of food, and everything you drink has microplastics. Your reusable plastic water bottle sheds microplastics. That said, plastics are a vital part of our modern life. There are no alternatives right now. Without plastics healthcare would be very different. Single use disposable everything provides the best barrier to pathogens. Just try to live a day in our world without plastics.
I’ve read recently that close to 90% of cans are no longer lined with BPA. Of course other plastic-related products are used.
Also, not all filters will remove microplastics.
This is one of the most ignorant articles I’ve read in some time. Mastery of buzzwords without ANY actual knowledge is a sad and dangerous thing.
What good is it to show how dangerous and truly unhealthy are food products are if low income and average income status people cannot afford the alternative, which is of course organic and whole foods which are beyond our pay grades??? PLEASE RESPOND!