Nerada calls for switch to loose-leaf tea

Queensland dependent Nerada Tea is difficult Australians to boost their environmental footprint all through Plastic Absolutely free July by swapping to free-leaf tea.

Proudly Australian-grown and offered in 100% plastic-free of charge packaging, Nerada’s loose-leaf black tea is Australia’s amount a single advertising loose-leaf tea brand (Nielsen Scantrack, MAT 31 May well 22, provided by Nerada tea).

It is claimed to incorporate no micro plastics, no plastic internal lining or exterior wrapping, just 100% recyclable cardboard and pesticide-free black tea.

As nicely as reducing plastic, there are extra excellent positive aspects to ingesting loose-leaf tea, says Nerada Tea Plantation Director Tony Poyner: “Brewing the leaves around time will allow for extra flavour to be extracted and it also provides back again the ritual of slowing down to brew a pot of tea.”

As far as plastic-cost-free goes, Nerada is also producing development with the relaxation of its vary. Its tagless tea luggage are already generated applying plastic-no cost paper. Trials to swap the tag and string tea baggage to the exact same content are nicely-state-of-the-art and on observe for the conclusion of the year.

“The earlier number of yrs have slowed our progress, but we’re almost there with creating our assortment 100% plastic-free of charge,” Mr Poyner claims.

“We have found fascination in our loose-leaf teas develop and we have extended our vary to meet the calls for of our shoppers. Serving to the world and encouraging folks to gradual down is vital all year spherical but acquiring our shoppers to support Plastic Totally free July is a great catalyst for alter.”

Plastic Totally free July has motivated thousands and thousands of contributors in 190 countries because its launch, and irrespective of the pandemic an approximated 140 million men and women took element in Plastic Free of charge July globally final 12 months.