@Fairygirl why are the other 15% using bags that are already compostable ? It's funny how it's always the smaller outfits who can manage these things but the big boys such as pg or Tetley's who say it's not possible. By the way I'm not a perfect eco warrior at all just wish that some things were a bit easier
Easy enough to use a nice bodum tea pot the metal strainer stops the brew instantly and keeps leaves from the liquid. And much nicer using nice loose tea instead of the floor sweepings you find in most tea bags. I've had one of these for a decade, a doddle to clean in a dishwasher https://www.bodum.com/gb/en/1801-16b-assam Same with their French presses good enough for most domestic coffee drinking.
The coffee bag trend is taking off for people that need a real coffee when they don't have access to the equipment to make it and can't bare instant. It's understandable as a need...but again probably easy to replace with a small French press or filter.
@Fairygirl why are the other 15% using bags that are already compostable ? It's funny how it's always the smaller outfits who can manage these things but the big boys such as pg or Tetley's who say it's not possible. By the way I'm not a perfect eco warrior at all just wish that some things were a bit easier
I can't answer that I'm afraid, but anyone drinking PG's or Tetley's needs to drink proper tea. Dreadful stuff. Tastes like floor sweepings
Joking apart, I think people need to be aware that it isn't just the bag itself, the glue holding them together is plastic based. Tetley's still have that for example, so it can be misleading. I will carry on drinking Thompsons [based in Belfast] and suited to our water, because it has the best taste, as far as I'm concerned. Yorkshire Tea is fab, but stains my teeth because I drink a lot of it.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Out of curiosity (and because l'm bored witless), l looked into the B&Q type teabags and found that they were launched 6 years ago. A lot were sent out to internet bloggers and journalists who thought the idea was a good one, although they weren't quite so keen on the plastic trays that they came in. The majority of them seemed to get off to a good start, planted up and fed and watered as usual and the plants seemed to grow as usual. The strange thing is that it seems to go very quiet after that. There are various forums (including this one) where ordinary members of the public complain about the problem with them not degrading or the plants dying off. I assume that the majority of customers are happy with them as B&Q are still selling millions of bedding plants each year using the same technology.
Or else inexperienced gardeners think they've done something wrong. I'm still finding them in my soil intact with bone dry potting compost inside,even though I for a few years, I've been careful to remove and dump them in non recycle bin. So they must be pretty old😕 It's the same industrial convenience as the mesh hidden in grass turfs - of absolutely no benefit to anyone but the growers
I agree @B3 it's really unnecessary but it helps create a mechanised process that lowers the overall price at the point of sale. Which is my usual hobbyhorse about people expect cheapness but at the same time feel they're entitled to complain when that very cheapness causes lowering of standards like in the case of these bags and how they affect the health of the plants. If we were prepared to pay 20p more per tray I bet it would be viable to seed the trays without the use of plugs.
@Fairygirl why are the other 15% using bags that are already compostable ? It's funny how it's always the smaller outfits who can manage these things but the big boys such as pg or Tetley's who say it's not possible. By the way I'm not a perfect eco warrior at all just wish that some things were a bit easier
My latest box of PG tips tea bags says "Biodegradable, plant-based pyramind tea bags". I think they recently stopped using plastic.
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Same with their French presses good enough for most domestic coffee drinking.
The coffee bag trend is taking off for people that need a real coffee when they don't have access to the equipment to make it and can't bare instant. It's understandable as a need...but again probably easy to replace with a small French press or filter.
Dreadful stuff. Tastes like floor sweepings
Joking apart, I think people need to be aware that it isn't just the bag itself, the glue holding them together is plastic based. Tetley's still have that for example, so it can be misleading.
I will carry on drinking Thompsons [based in Belfast] and suited to our water, because it has the best taste, as far as I'm concerned. Yorkshire Tea is fab, but stains my teeth because I drink a lot of it.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
There are various forums (including this one) where ordinary members of the public complain about the problem with them not degrading or the plants dying off.
I assume that the majority of customers are happy with them as B&Q are still selling millions of bedding plants each year using the same technology.
I'm still finding them in my soil intact with bone dry potting compost inside,even though I for a few years, I've been careful to remove and dump them in non recycle bin. So they must be pretty old😕
It's the same industrial convenience as the mesh hidden in grass turfs - of absolutely no benefit to anyone but the growers