Supermarket giant ASDA has issued an important message to all of its shoppers who drink tea in the UK. With the UK being one of the most notorious tea-drinking nations on the planet, the announcement is bound to affect millions.
The retailer will be rolling out changes in all of its supermarkets across the next six months. Brands like Extra Special and Just Essentials will be affected.
ASDA is introducing plant-based packaging, meaning that the 550 million tea bags it sells each year can be disposed of in kerbside food waste bins. The new tea bags are made from PLA derived from corn starch, which is a natural, plant-based material and will replace the non-renewable oil-based plastic bags which it has previously used.
