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Tesco accused of greenwashing over ‘biodegradable’ teabags

1 March 2023

"If the product hangs around for years before biodegrading, which is the reality for many products labelled biodegradable, they are part of the problem not the solution," said Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) who has researched “home compostable" plastics.

Read: Guardian