{"id":30313,"key":"Tea_bags","title":"Tea bags","latest":{"id":1224607,"timestamp":"2026-01-09T01:11:48Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Tea bags.jpg|thumb]]\n\nA tea bag, or the compound teabag, is a small, porous, sealed bag or packet, typically containing tea leaves or the leaves of other herbs, which is immersed in water to steep and make an infusion.\n\nTea bags are generally made from paper and polypropylene. Those sold in the UK, for example, are 70 to 80 per cent biodegradable, according to a consumer rights watchdog.<ref name=\"which\">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121023195917/http://www.beveragedaily.com/On-your-radar/Green-Packaging/Which-picks-holes-in-tea-bag-biodegradability Which? picks holes in tea bag biodegradability], 02-Jul-2010 - [http://www.which.co.uk/ Which?] is a [[UK]] consumer rights watchdog.</ref>\n\nThe polypropylene is used in heat sealing the bags. On the European continent, a vegetable gum is often used instead - such bags can be 100 percent biodegradable .<ref name=\"which\" />\n\n== Notes ==\n\n<references />\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| description = Tea bag sustainability outlined with Appropedia comparing materials and options for lower-waste choices.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Packaging]]\n[[Category:Food preparation]]"}