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Vermicomposting Commercial Used Tea Bags (piefed.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago by GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social to c/composting@slrpnk.net

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I used to put tea bags in my Vermicompost containers, but the bags always end up not completely composted & blowing around the yard. I think it is because the actual bags have plastic.

Recent my mom is taking a master class in gardening & some of the people are telling they do compost tea bags.

Do the you put tea bags in you Vermicomposting containers? Does the tea bags completely compost?

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

As GreyShuck said, many (most) teabags use plastic. Not only are these not compostable, they also release upwards of 10 to 20 billion particles of microplastic while steeping in your cup, so best not to use them at all if avoidable (you can cut the tops off the top the bags and dump the contents into a stainless steel tea steeping container to not waste what you already have).

Off the top of my head, I know that Yogi brand teabags do not use plastic in their bags, so those should be compostable.

[–] GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

The microplastics points by both GreyShuck & you are great, I was not even thinking about microplastics & my (& female roommate’s) health, just the issue of not being able to find a way to compost them because plastic in general.

Also awesomely help point about cutting off the tops & dumping the tea into stainless steel tea steeping container, because yes, we do have one.