What do you do with your used tea bags?

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@1hopefulman (45123)
Canada
November 14, 2017 4:49pm CST
Since I'm drinking all this healthy green tea, I have a lot of used bags. Is there something useful I can do with them? What do you do with your used tea bags?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Nov 17
I have heard to recycle the leaves in a compost pile but I have no idea about the bag itself.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
16 Nov 17
@1hopefulman You can compost in a pot. I have seen pictures of your balcony (?) garden. Just put some soil in one of those pots and add the tea leaves to it over winter.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
@peavey That's it?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
15 Nov 17
Unfortunately, I live in a one room apartment and do not have a place to compost.
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
15 Nov 17
They are useful - I let them dry and can use them to whipe, if I spill someting while making food, either from the stove, table or floor. Then they go to the compost.. they can keep the compost bag dryer.. both the bag and string becomes compost, as they are nature material.. Might be useful in flower pots too..
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
15 Nov 17
Interesting! Maybe I should save them and put them in my pots that I use to grow vegetables on my balcony in the spring.
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
15 Nov 17
I never would have thought to use them to clean!! I need to try that!
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
15 Nov 17
The bags themselves are not so great to compost, but if you tear them open and add the spent tea leaves to your plants, they will love it. If you don't garden in the winter, save them or just keep adding the leaves to dirt in pots. That's the best way I know to use them.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
16 Nov 17
@buenavida That helps. Getting the actual tea leaves into or onto the soil will break them down and enrich the soil. Compost, if you will.
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
15 Nov 17
I often water my plants with what is left from tea leaves, just add more water..
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Nov 17
I heard somebody uses it to cover the eyes so that the black eyes will be gone. I am not sure whether it works well.
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Nov 17
They can go in the recycling. The bags will break down in time. If they are dried out they can be used as firelighters. And I think some people might put them around plants in pots but I'm not sure why. Maybe just to keep the water from evaporating so quickly.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
Thanks! I will look more into that!
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@dgobucks226 (34375)
15 Nov 17
They are good for puffy eyes. No, really! But a more useful purpose is fertilizer for plants and gardens. They increase nutrient levels being that they are organic materials.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
15 Nov 17
I don't store them , i throw them after used
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Nov 17
I think that many people do that!
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Nov 17
I throw mine in the compost bag.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Nov 17
That's a good thing to do!
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
17 Nov 17
@1hopefulman i have no other use in winter. Summer i do sprinkle in the garden.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
15 Nov 17
You can use them in the refrigerator to neutralize odors. Same in your trash bin. Use a couple in warm water to soak your dishes to remove the grease without using chemicals. Because tea leaves contain antioxidants, add some to your bath, they are good for your skin.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
14 Nov 17
I throw mine away in the trash.Mine are single serve.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Nov 17
Yes, mine are also single serve. I think I will let them dry and break the bag and use it as fertilizer for my plants as some have suggested and see if the plants become healthier. What do you think of that?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
@KristenH Great!
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
15 Nov 17
A good point. I too drink green tea. I collect these bags and separate the stuff into a separate container. Afterwards, I mix it in a water and give it as a fertilizer to the plants kept in the house. The plants are growing nicely and they are very shiny.
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@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
22 Dec 17
Can't use them gain. The tea will taste bland. So guess you have to pitch them out.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
26 Dec 17
I think that is what most people do.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
27 Dec 17
@db20747 Compost them.
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@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
26 Dec 17
@1hopefulman any better ideas what to do with them.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Nov 17
You can let them dry in the sun and put them in a small container and place it inside your car to absorb odor.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Nov 17
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@kavinitu (5535)
• India
15 Nov 17
Don't throw. You can use it as a fertilizer for plants
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Nov 17
Is that what you do? Does it make a good fertilizer?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Nov 17
@kavinitu I appreciate your suggestion!
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@kavinitu (5535)
• India
23 Nov 17
@1hopefulman Thank you
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
27 Nov 17
I don't drink tea much, but I read that if you keep it in the freezer for some time you can put them on your eyes to relieve eye fatigue. I did it a few times and it helped me.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
27 Nov 17
Thanks for the idea!
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
23 Nov 17
Bad odor remover for shoes.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Nov 17
I'll have to keep that in mind if my shoes get smelly.