# Tea Bags Release Thousands of Microplastics

https://gizmodo.com/plastic-tea-bags-steep-thousands-of-microplastics-into-every-cup-and-thats-not-all-2000832398

Plastic tea bags release 555 to 2,498 microplastics per cup. University researchers in Türkiye found this contamination. It is only the beginning of microplastic exposure.

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#microplastics #tea #plastic #teabags

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Created: 2026-10-29T15:38:23.710699+00:00

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Original source: https://gizmodo.com/plastic-tea-bags-steep-thousands-of-microplastics-into-every-cup-and-thats-not-all-2000832398