When you drink your tea, do you really want to load up on more plastic?

 

Estimates indicate we are ingesting a credit card’s worth of plastic each week.

 

One way to reduce that is to only use plastic free tea bags.

 

Tea companies (some of them) are waking up to that idea.

 

Some now provide tea bags that don’t leach plastic into your cup.

 

It’s a small step but each step helps.

 

Here is the result of my research. Please do your own as well. This is Canadian research.

 

 

Top Tier bagged teas, easy access:

Choice Organic Teas

Numi

Pukka

Traditional Medicinals

Yogi Tea

 

Harder to find:

Arbor Teas (primarily direct order)

Clipper Tea

Denman Island Tea

Equal Exchange

Heath & Heather

 

Second Tier, perfectly acceptable:

Alvita

Bigelow (select lines transitioned)

Celebration Herbals

Dalgety

Denman Island Tea

Four O’Clock

Organic India

PG Tips (plant-based bags)

Republic of Tea

Stash (newer plastic-free lines only) Look for These Exact Signals on the Box: “Plant-based tea bags” “No plastic / plastic-free” “Compostable tea bags” “Made from natural fibers”

Twinings (some biodegradable lines) Look for These Exact Signals: “Plant-based tea bags”   “Biodegradable tea bags” “Compostable tea bags”

 

Best Loose Leaf:

Loose Leaf / Specialty:

Camellia Sinensis (Canada)

Living Tea

Mountain Rose Herbs

O5 Tea (Canada)

Rishi Tea

Verdant Tea

 

Best Black Teas in Bags:

Choice Organic – English Breakfast

Clipper – English Breakfast

Equal Exchange – English Breakfast / Earl Grey

Numi – Breakfast Blend / Aged Earl Grey

Pukka – Elegant English Breakfast

 

 

If you upgrade just one thing in your routine, make it your black tea—it’s one of the most contaminated categories when done cheaply.

 

Decaf Info: Decaf tea is extra processed, Lower-quality leaves are often used to begin with, Labels rarely tell you the method clearly

👉 So even before decaf, you’re often starting with weaker raw material

Best: CO₂ or water-process decaf

Okay: Ethyl acetate

Avoid: Methylene chloride

👉 If you drink decaf occasionally, fine. 👉 If it’s daily, be picky—or switch to herbal.

 

Easiest No-Brainer Picks (Canada)

• Numi Decaf Earl Grey (CO₂)
• Numi Decaf Breakfast Blend (CO₂)
• Choice Organic Decaf English Breakfast (check for CO₂ label)

 

If you choose the type right, you’re already ahead:

• Darjeeling (India) o Lighter, cleaner, less industrial Often from smaller estates

 

• Assam (higher-quality sources only) o Strong, malty o

Choose premium, not commodity grade

 

• Ceylon (Sri Lanka, high-grown) o Cleaner, brighter flavor o Look for “high-grown” designation

 

• Yunnan (China – Dian Hong) o Naturally smoother, less harsh o           Often from smaller farms

 

 

In Joy and Love

 

Matti Anttila

Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher

Creator of AnxietyFreeAging.com

Author of “The Zen of Joy”

Author of the complimentary online course:

“108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health.”                    Click here:  https://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

 

Energy comes from feeling good, not from food or sleep -Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara at age 97.

 

Anxiety Free Aging is all about nourishing the inner joy that promotes health, energy and fulfillment in life.

 

Do your own research. Do not trust mine.

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