Comment Comment by mandmandam > I’m surprised to see them characterize the cellulose from a paper teabag as releasing “microplastics.”I don't think they called cellulose microplastic anywhere. The issue is that commercial teabags these days often aren't using pure paper teabags:> The tea bags used for the research were made from the polymers nylon-6, polypropylene and celluloseI believe the polymers are usually coming from the glue keeping the bag together. This is a known issue going back years [0].0 - https://www.implasticfree.com/why-you-should-switch-to-plast... parent mandmandam 1 year ago
I don't think they called cellulose microplastic anywhere. The issue is that commercial teabags these days often aren't using pure paper teabags:
> The tea bags used for the research were made from the polymers nylon-6, polypropylene and cellulose
I believe the polymers are usually coming from the glue keeping the bag together. This is a known issue going back years [0].
0 - https://www.implasticfree.com/why-you-should-switch-to-plast...