Tea is more than just a drink — it's a daily ritual, a calming pause in a busy world. While many tea lovers focus on flavor, brew temperature, or health benefits, the humble teabag often gets overlooked. Believe it or not, some conventional teabags are made from synthetic materials, including plastic-based fibers, specifically polypropylene.

These tea bags contribute to plastic pollution and break down into microplastics — tiny particles that can end up in your cup and, ultimately, your body. Unfortunately, over time, these microplastics can pose health concerns, not to mention adding to the global crisis of plastic waste. So if you’re trying to sip cleaner and live greener, here’s why switching to biodegradable teabags is a small change with a massive impact.

Safeguarding Your Health from Microplastics

Regular teabags are often sealed with plastic, such as polypropylene, to help them retain their shape in boiling water, it can release billions of microplastic particles into your tea. Consuming such microplastics could damage and affect your immune system, hormone levels, and gut health. Whereas biodegradable tea bags are made up of the following:

  • Cornstarch

  • Banana fiber

  • Unbleached paper

These ingredients break down naturally without leaching plastics into your beverage. 

They’re 100% Compostable—Good for the Earth, Easy for You

The plastic tea bags take decades or longer to decompose, which means that your one cup of tea with the plastic tea bag adds to the landfill, exacerbating the issue. Whereas the biodegradable tea bags decompose naturally in your home compost or soil. Many biodegradable tea bags break down in just 30–90 days — meaning your daily cup won’t leave a toxic footprint behind. Your daily cup leaves no toxic footprint on the environment — and you can even nourish your garden with fully composted teabags.

Protect Oceans, Rivers, and Wildlife

Plastic teabags have become a part of the burgeoning global waste crisis. Plastic teabags break down and release microplastics that invade our oceans, rivers, and soil, and are now harming wildlife like fish and birds. Biodegradable teabags offer a cleaner, safer alternative:

  • Made with natural plant-based materials.

  • They will decompose cleanly.

  • No bad impact on the environment and the food chain.

Support Sustainable, Ethical Farming

These teabags are made from renewable, plant-based materials, sourced from farms committed to responsible, sustainable growing practices. By selecting biodegradable products, you are helping reduce the quantity of plastic produced, while simultaneously supporting agricultural practices that improve soil quality, use less water, and keep toxic chemicals out of food systems.

Taste the Difference in Every Sip

Even the taste of your tea can be compromised by low-quality, plastic-based teabags. The plastic tea bags release microplastics that can leach chemicals into the tea, which may suppress the delicate notes and characteristics of the tea as intended. Biodegradable teabags use natural, breathable fibers that let the tea leaves steep freely — preserving flavor and aroma the way nature intended. With Mark T Wendell's Tea Company Biodegradable tea bags, you can experience:-

  • Cleaner, brighter flavor

  • Pure infusion with no synthetic residue

  • More authentic tea experience

Bio Degradable Tea Bags: A Small Change That Makes a Big Impact

Choosing biodegradable teabags isn’t just a trend — it’s a conscious lifestyle decision that protects your health and the planet. Mark T Wendell Tea Company’s Whole Leaf Biodegradable Teabags are made with high-quality whole leaf tea and only plant-based and biodegradable materials. That means, no plastic, no toxins, no compromise on flavor. Just real tea — pure, aromatic, and exactly how nature intended. With each cup, you're making a choice — a better tea experience that’s healthier for your body and gentler on the planet.

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Choose better. Choose biodegradable. Choose Mark. T. Wendell’s Tea Company

 

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