At Birds & Bees Teas, we have always been concerned about microplastics in our food and drinks. Recently, this concern is much closer to home---in commercial tea bags. Study finds microplastics in tea bags A recent study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology found that each commercial tea bag tested released billions of microplastic particles and billions more even smaller nanoplastic particles into boiled water. Some of us are... At Birds & Bees Teas, we have always been concerned about microplastics in our food and drinks. Recently, this concern is much closer to home---in commercial tea bags. Study finds microplastics in tea bags A recent study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology found that each commercial tea bag tested released billions of microplastic particles and billions more even smaller nanoplastic particles into boiled water. Some of us are...