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  • The Green Way to Decaffeinate: Eco-Friendly Methods for Tea and Coffee

    The Green Way to Decaffeinate: Eco-Friendly Methods for Tea and Coffee

    Full disclosure: I’m a caffeine junkie. I’m on my second cup of coffee as I’m writing this, at 8:38 in the morning, and will drink many more before the day is through. But when a reader (okay, my mom) asked me about the most eco-friendly way to decaffeinate a coffee bean or tea leaf, I…

  • There’s plastic in my tea!

    There’s plastic in my tea!

    The Hidden Danger: Microplastics in Tea I recently learned that most commercial tea has plastic built into the teabags to seal them. When you pour hot water onto the teabag, guess what melts into your drink while the tea steeps? Billions of microplastics and nanoplastics, that’s what. If you think that sounds unhealthy, you’re right.…