Instead of
Plastic tea bags Loose leaf tea
Why switch
Healthier
Skip the ~14.7 billion plastic particles a single silky bag can steep into one cup.
Greener
Compostable leaves instead of sealed plastic mesh.
The impact
You, per year 365 plastic bags5.37 trillion microplastic particles
All of the world 2.96 trillion plastic bags skipped / year
If everyone across the world switched, every year that’s:
- 2.96 trillion plastic bags
- 43,500,000,000 trillion microplastic particles
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Reduce
Buy loose leaf and use one spoon per cup — zero packaging per serving.
Reuse
Good leaves re-steep 2–3 times before they retire to the compost.
Recycle
Compost the spent leaves — instant free garden food.