As public pressure grows, Clipper is latest brand to end use of plastic in teabags
by Rebecca Smithers from on (#3MS27)
Firm joins PG Tips in dropping synthetic sealants as other major producers look to make bags 100% biodegradable
The UK's longest-established Fairtrade tea brand has become the latest to ditch synthetic sealants in its teabags, amid mounting consumer pressure on manufacturers to help cut down on plastic pollution.
Clipper Teas - which champions the unbleached teabag - hopes to introduce a new, fully biodegradable bag free of polypropylene, a sealant used across the industry to ensure bags hold their shape, by the summer.
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