So Lipton is now claiming on their tea boxes "no plastic film around the box" and "the teabags are plant-based, made from paper and cornstarch". Clearly trying to imply that the product is plastic-free, but not quite *saying* it.
So you might think, why is there cornstarch in the bags?
Well, from cornstarch you can make... PLA! A type of plastic. And indeed, the other side of the box talks about composting the bags, but specifically mentions "industrial compost" - because that's the only type of composting that can process PLA.
I spent like, a couple of euros buying these various teas from them while they were on discount, and I don't think I've ever gotten this much disappointment-per-euro before, which I guess is an achievement?
@joepie91 I wonder if we can somehow blame the PLA
@joepie91 HOW ABSOLUTE DARE
@joepie91
Plastic and also crappy, that's awesome!
Right up there with when I learned the "Celestial" in "Celestial Seasonings" tea refers to their extraterrestrial cult and isn't a cute play on their sleepytime tea or something.
@silvermoon82 @joepie91 what the--- there's a cult? uhhhh
@silvermoon82 @joepie91 .....oh sweet sisters of mercy what
(Previously: the PLA-in-teabags stuff, them seemingly having removed ceylon from the Yellow Label tea, the supposedly 'forest fruit' tea actually being red fruit and the forest fruit apparently not being available anymore, the earl grey being bitter garbage, the orange tea no longer tasting like it used to...)