Yogi Tea Tea Bags
Non-heat-sealed abaca/wood-pulp bag, oxygen-bleached and knotted with a cotton string - no staple, no plastic in the cup.
The verdict: Plastic-free
Yogi's bag is non-heat-sealable abaca (manila hemp) and wood-pulp filter paper, closed with a knot rather than a heat-seal, and hung from an organic cotton string with an FSC paper tag. The paper is oxygen-bleached, so no chlorine or dioxin, and Yogi says it has removed the metal staple, making the bag fully home-compostable. Nothing in the steep path is plastic; the outer envelope is the part still transitioning off plastic.
What it's made of
| Part | Material | Food contact |
|---|---|---|
| filter bag abaca (manila hemp) + wood pulp, non-heat-sealable; knot closure, oxygen-bleached | Paper | Yes primary 🔥 |
| string certified organic | Cotton | No |
| tag FSC-certified | Paper | No |
Yogi makes herbal and Ayurvedic-inspired blends sold widely in natural-foods aisles. The bag is a flat paper style tied with a knotted cotton string and a paper tag, packed in individual envelopes inside the box.
Pros
- Knot closure with no staple and no heat-seal
- Oxygen-bleached paper - no chlorine or dioxin
- Certified organic cotton string
Cons
- Independent lab (Mamavation) found a low 10 ppm fluorine on the chamomile bag - a trace PFAS marker, not non-detect, and separate from the plastic question
- The outer envelope is still transitioning to plastic-free stock, so current wrappers vary
Common questions
Does the Yogi Tea Tea Bags have plastic in it?
No. Nothing that touches your food on the Yogi Tea Tea Bags is plastic or silicone — the food path is paper.
What is the Yogi Tea Tea Bags made of?
Part by part, the Yogi Tea Tea Bags is: filter bag — paper; string — cotton; tag — paper.
Is the Yogi Tea Tea Bags BPA-free?
No plastic touches your food on the Yogi Tea Tea Bags — the food path is paper — so BPA, which comes from polycarbonate and epoxy plastics, is not in play here.
Categories: Tea Bags
Sources
Every material claim above is backed by these. This is the scattered info we centralized.
- manufacturer https://www.yogi-life.com/en-US/about-us/our-process abaca/wood-pulp non-heat-sealable paper, oxygen bleaching, cotton string, no staple, no plastic in bag
- review https://mamavation.com/food/teas-pfas-forever-chemicals-guide.html EPA-certified-lab fluorine screen - 10 ppm on the Yogi chamomile bag (low), leaves non-detect for PFAS
- review https://thefiltery.com/plastic-free-tea-bags/ independent roundup corroborating the plastic-free bag construction
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