Does this go on the compost heap, or not? Photograph: qmnonic/Flickr/Some rights reserved
What do you do with your tea bags? This issue was raised by a reader back in November. I recommended adding as many tea bags as you like to your compost heap (barring the evil breed of nylon bags), notwithstanding caveats about increased sogginess and acidity. But Marion Bolton from Middlesbrough writes:
I see you are another advocate of putting tea bags on the compost heap. I have stopped doing this. I cut them open, compost the leaves, and bin the bag. This is because I sieve my compost and can assure you that they stay as wispy bits of material for years and years. The manufacturers refer to the stuff coyly as "tissue" and I have no idea what it is made of, but it certainly does not rot.
This sounds like a lot of work. But does anyone know if there's a non-compostable element to some tea bags? Or does it depend on the brand?
