Compostable plastic bags go in the general waste bin, it's the only place for them and you shouldn't feel guilty of doing it. They'll go to land fill and will rot away eventually.
Will have to have a think about the tea. She only has one to start the day off and that's it, I prefer coffee. Whilst they are only small, it's annoying because there is some actual value (for the compost heap) in them.
Our so-called-compostable wrappings and emptied teabag bags go in the general waste along with everything else that can't go in the recycling collections (including any non-fruit & veg food waste, although there isn't much of that). Here it doesn't go to landfill, it goes here https://www.bdronline.co.uk/what-are-we-doing/bdr-waste-treatment-facility-2/1
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I use PG tips (normal and decaf). They claim that their teabags are biodegradable and they certainly disappear completely quite quickly in the composting process.
The only tea I drink nowadays is Darjeeling ... other teas seem to have too much tannin and upset my innards (funny how red wine doesn't seem to do that ). It's not always easy to find Darjeeling in supermarkets nowadays but as I don't drink it often the occasional purchase of looseleaf Darjeeling from a specialist seller isn't too much of a problem.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Always loose tea for us, can’t see the point in paying for the bag when all that’s in it is dust. Its no bother to empty the pot and there’s added advantage of having an extra war time cuppa.
I don’t put egg shells on the compost, we have a very quick turn over, ready to use in two to three months and the shells haven’t rotted down by then. I used to save them and put them in the oven when we had a roast and crumble them up but can’t be bothered now.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I swill the coffee grounds out of the cafetiere onto the hosta bed ... it's just outside the back door, and there are (possibly apocryphal) stories of them deterring slugs and snails ... coffee grounds do no harm to that bed, and may do some good ... so that's what happens to them here.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Always loose tea for us, can’t see the point in paying for the bag when all that’s in it is dust.
Yep, us too. We switched to loose tea a few years ago. It's no bother and we have no regrets. The old tea leaves go straight into the compost caddy that hangs on the cabinet door under the sink (along with fruit & veg peelings).
We get our loose tea (English Breakfast) from Pollards in Sheffield. Gives us an excuse to visit and it's only a stone's throw from the lovely Botanical Gardens, Endcliffe Park & the Porter Valley (gifted to the city for the enjoyment of its people by its wealthy forefathers).
The only time we use tea bags (and that's why we tried the Clipper ones) is when we make a flask.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
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Will have to have a think about the tea. She only has one to start the day off and that's it, I prefer coffee. Whilst they are only small, it's annoying because there is some actual value (for the compost heap) in them.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Its no bother to empty the pot and there’s added advantage of having an extra war time cuppa.
I don’t put egg shells on the compost, we have a very quick turn over, ready to use in two to three months and the shells haven’t rotted down by then.
I used to save them and put them in the oven when we had a roast and crumble them up but can’t be bothered now.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yep, us too. We switched to loose tea a few years ago. It's no bother and we have no regrets. The old tea leaves go straight into the compost caddy that hangs on the cabinet door under the sink (along with fruit & veg peelings).
We get our loose tea (English Breakfast) from Pollards in Sheffield. Gives us an excuse to visit and it's only a stone's throw from the lovely Botanical Gardens, Endcliffe Park & the Porter Valley (gifted to the city for the enjoyment of its people by its wealthy forefathers).
The only time we use tea bags (and that's why we tried the Clipper ones) is when we make a flask.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border