Those fancy tea bags? Microplastics in them are macro offenders

New study finds nylon tea bags leech billions of microplastics into every single cup of tea

"The tea bag" is in the process of a large-scale reinvention."

So reads a 2006 New York Times article on the rise of nylon mesh tea bags, an innovation that diversified the tea market and offered a new, fancier echelon of tea bag. "Instead of paper," the writer explains, "the leaves will be enveloped by nylon mesh bags in a delicate pyramid shape," allowing for a larger brewing area and tastier drink, all without the "chore of cleaning up the soggy remains".