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Check out teapigs' commitment to sustainability and ethics. Our tea temples are biodegradable, compostable, and non-GMO. Learn about our industrial composting, fair-trade practices, and efforts towards preserving forests with FSC packaging.
No. And they never have. Our tea temples and the string attached are made from corn starch, a natural carbohydrate extracted from corn. The label on the end of the string is made from simple, old-fashioned paper. As a result, our tea temples are biod
Our tea temples are fully derived from plants (corn starch!) so they are fully biodegradable and compostable, but they require a higher level of heat, water, oxygen and micro-organisms to fully break down than your home compost can provide. So it’s b
Yes! Our tea temple is compostable under industrial composting conditions (with your council food waste collection). It is EN13432 certified – this is an EU standard that certifies products the biodegradability and composability of a product. To be E
The outer cartons of our 15s, 50s, and Matcha tins are made from FSC certified paper. FSC stands for the Forest Stewardship Council. They are a brilliant organisation that only sources wood from sustainably managed forests. We know that the paper the
Our little tea temples go through quite a process! They’re made from a material called Soilon, which is poly-lactic acid (doesn’t sound very friendly but it is essentially a material that resembles nylon but is made by fermenting corn starch). Rest a
In short, no! Our tea temples aren’t made from nylon. They are made from corn starch and are 100% biodegradable and compostable with your local council food waste facility. They are certified plastic-free! Fancy reading more? Click here!.
We select our teas based on taste and quality so if we can find an organic tea that matches our quality standards, we will use that tea. To maintain our quality standards, we have to source teas from various growers. Sometimes the teas may be organic
The best quality teas aren't necessarily Fairtrade. But it is important to trade fairly. We pay a premium price for our teas and we source from quality tea estates that have a sustainable business model. In addition, we’re members of the Ethical Tea
Our teas are sourced from premium, sustainable, well-run tea estates. We’re also members of the ethical tea partnership who work to ensure tea estates are run fairly and sustainably. You can read about their work here.