Tea bags aren't compostable

Resverathrole · 10-08-2018 01:54PM #1

The bags are made of plastic. People just throw them in the compost bin without thinking. No one seems to realise it so just felt like saying it.

Am I right

topper75 · 10-08-2018 02:00PM

I have been throwing them in my compost for years. I am not sure what the actual bags are made of.
All I can say to you for sure is that I have never seen the bags themselves stay intact in my soil. So I believe that they are indeed biodegradable. Obviously the tea leaves break down OK.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 10-08-2018 02:01PM

This story goes back to 2010. There's a tiny amount of polypropylene in each bag, from how they are sealed, but they should still be composted as opposed to thrown in the general waste.

freshpopcorn · 10-08-2018 02:01PM

Some are and some aren't.
The bin company told us we can put them in.

Tzardine · 10-08-2018 02:02PM

You are correct. Also, Tetra Pack is not recycled in Ireland - it goes straight into the incinerator despite us being asked to separate it.

Coffee cups too - not recycled !

super_furry · 10-08-2018 02:07PM

Pain in my hole with this composting bin nonsense. Swarms of flies everywhere anytime you lift the lid.

Tea bags aren't compostable

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