Biodegradable
Our Chai Teabags are made from recycled sugarcane waste, spun into a fabric called “Neosoilon”. This fabric is also certified Non-GMO.
We believe in doing as much as we can to minimize our footprint on the planet. As we live in a modern fast-paced world, we understand that teabags are what people would like and this is a solution which is not only plastic free but allows the full flavour of spices to be infused.
Advantages:
1. Made of 100% PLA filaments from sugarcane. It is 100% bio-based and biodegradable*.
2. Suitable for various leaf teas because of its excellent permeability.
3. Contained no hazardous substances such as endocrine disruptors (environmental hormones)
4. Completely biodegraded when disposed in soil under good condition.
5. No generation of hazardous gases such as dioxin when burnt decomposed into CO₂ and water.
5. The raw material of PLA resin originates from GMO free green crops – sugarcane.
7. Recyclable and environment-friendly, complies with international standards of industrial compost.
We care about the sustainability not only for our product but also for our upstream raw materials.
Efforts are made to source the sugar needed to make lactic acid in a sustainable way. Thai sugarcane, which are always GMO-free crops, are used as feedstock for the production of lactic acid, that is in turn used to make PLA bioplastics. NeoSoilon® is certificated by Non-GMO project, made it as the first choice packing material for organic tea, allowing for completely certified organic tea products. Compostability and Biodegradability
NeoSoilon® can be decomposed rapidly when it is put into compost of organic material but quite slowly
when it is used in usual circumstances. It complies with the European Standard EN 13432, the international standard ISO 17088 and also American Standard ASTM D6400, which means that 90% of its weight can biodegrade within 180 days within industrial composting conditions (approx. 58°C or 140°F). The degradation depends on various condition of temperature, moisture and alkaline material, and the mesh will be completely degraded by acceleration of microorganism after some rate of degradation. The time required for form collapse is approx. 3 ± 0.5 years in soil or water, depends on different environment.
Good for the planet – good for you
https://www.chai.com.au/product/organic-rainbow-chai-tea-bags-20/
