Are Tazo tea bag wrappers recyclable?

Q. I have a voracious tea-drinking habit. I only recently realized that my habit of recycling individual tea bag wrappers – the plastic-y outer package, not the inner fabric-y bag – was unfounded. Both YogiTea and Tazo told me (in emails) that their packages are not recyclable. read more

I have a voracious tea-drinking habit. I only recently realized that my habit of recycling individual tea bag wrappers – the plastic-y outer package, not the inner fabric-y bag – was unfounded. Both YogiTea and Tazo told me (in emails) that their packages are not recyclable. read more

Mixed materials – such as paper & plastic, plastic & metal, and paper & foil – tend to be a bit of a nightmare when it comes to recycling — and waxed paper can also be problematic to recycle as well (apparently it can be recycled alongside tetrapak but not regular paper). read more