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Originally Posted by Jeir
Not really sure why this is believed. The plastic comes from when the paper is sealed into teabags. The bedding is just the paper before plastic or tea leaves are even involved. It's no different from any other similar bedding.
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To copy what I have said before on here:
I did a lot of research into Tea bag bedding and meant to do a comprehensive post re it but I don't think I got round to it. Here are a couple of threads where we discussed it:
Substrate
Which substrate/nesting material is best?!
Basically, the sealant they use to seal teabags has plastic in it. The majority of teabag companies use this, you will be surprised how many that is and why they can't be put in your compost. Because of this, unless you know where the tea bag bedding is sourced from i.e. a manufacture that doesn't use a sealant with plastic in it or it is bedding that has come from offcuts that is kept away from the plastic sealant area I would not use it. I think there are safer options on the market.
I have not come across a tea bag bedding company that has stated both where they get their bedding from and at what stage of the process. I think I have seen only one that stated a tea company once but it was one that used plastic sealant.
Obviously, we are all allowed to have our own opinions on this matter
I think it has the potential to be a great option, but only if the companies are clear on where they obtain it from.