Most traditional tea brands use polypropylene, a sealing plastic, to keep the tea bags from falling apart. So, even when you put all your used tea bags in the food waste or compost heap, it can lead to plastic pollution, as not all of it will be broken down. To clean your tea bag, tip it upside down into the compost or garbage. Give the bag a good rinse, and allow to air dry.
At the end of a reusable bags life made of cloth, it will decompose and because the process is rapid, there is less chances of possible pollution.
Other biodegradable substances include, cotton, wool, wood, food scraps and paper.
That is, paper that has been manufactured from a natural type material.Plastic bags have been discovered to affect our environment in many ways.
It is estimated the time for that process can be anywhere from 500 to a 1,000 years.
It has been found many times, that birds, such as sea gulls and others have remnants of plastic bags in their stomachs.
The bags add to the litter problem that exists every where we go.
