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PLASTIC- FREE JULY: DAY 17

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How do you take your tea? Milk, two sugars? Plain? With or without plastic?โฃ
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YES! It’s another case of SNEAKY,unasked-for plastic!โฃ
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๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿผ% ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ข.โฃ
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I don’t want plastic in my tea bags! ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข?!?!โฃ
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Some tea bags are held together by plastic glue. Some bags are made from plastic. Some bags are individually wrapped and hidden away in a cardboard box.โฃ
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I don’t want plastic percolating and releasing toxins into my hot drink… who does?!โฃ
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Rights now, tea brands to ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ include:โฃ
PG Tipsโฃ
Tetleyโฃ
Twinings “heat-sealed” & “string and tag” rangesโฃ34v
Lidl own brandโฃ
Yorkshire Teaโฃ
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Of course, this advice varies from country to country, but the internet is your friend. โฃ
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Tea bags ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ plastic:โฃ
Able & Coleโฃ
Clipper – cheapest option at the momentโฃ
Co-op own brandโฃ
Pukka Herbsโฃ
Teapigsโฃ
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OR, buy loose leaf tea and a tea pot/ tea infuser spoon.โฃ

OR, cut up ginger / lemon and give it a good, hot soak!
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๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ!โฃ

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โฃ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•: ๐“๐„๐€ (Full video in stories) โฃ How do you take your tea? Milk, two sugars? Plain? With or without plastic?โฃ โฃ YES! It's another case of SNEAKY,unasked-for plastic!โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿผ% ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ข.โฃ โฃ I don't want plastic in my tea bags! ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข?!?!โฃ โฃ Some tea bags are held together by plastic glue. Some bags are made from plastic. Some bags are individually wrapped and hidden away in a cardboard box.โฃ โฃ I don't want plastic percolating and releasing toxins into my hot drink… who does?!โฃ โฃ Rights now, tea brands to ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ include:โฃ PG Tipsโฃ Tetleyโฃ Twinings "heat-sealed" & "string and tag" rangesโฃ Lidl own brandโฃ Yorkshire Teaโฃ โฃ Of course, this advice varies from country to country, but the internet is your friend. โฃ โฃ Tea bags ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ plastic:โฃ Able & Coleโฃ Clipper – cheapest option at the momentโฃ Co-op own brandโฃ Pukka Herbsโฃ Teapigsโฃ โฃ OR, buy loose leaf tea and a tea pot/ tea infuser spoon.โฃ OR, cut up ginger / lemon and give it a good, hot soak! โฃ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ!โฃ

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