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[–] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 16 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Where else are you supposed to put them? In the garbage while wet?

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 14 points 2 months ago

The bottom of the harbor.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Obviously you hang them up to dry. That way you can reuse them.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

Oh you're one of those are you. Come round your house for a cup of weak second hand tea.

[–] lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

American here, so probably ignorant AF, but how wet are your teabags exactly? Everyone I've ever seen make tea does exactly that: pull it out of the water, smash it with a spoon against the cup rim to squeeze water out, toss it in the trash. It's barely more than damp after that.

Are the tea bags there so very different from ours that there's enough water retained in them that it risks making your trash can soggy?

(Tone here is meant to be curious, not confrontational; honestly wondering!)

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 17 points 2 months ago

Never squeeze a teabag unless you want overly bitter tea. It releases extra tannins into the brew. Just pull it out and let it drip into your mug a couple of seconds before you discard it.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The main issue is the hot tea bag making the bin steam up and potentially smell.

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

That's why you use the compost - it smells either way.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's biodegradable, right? Straight to the compost (or wherever plant leftovers go).

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

You might want to check your teabags, some of them use plastic in the glue. It's not a massive amount, but it builds up.

[–] Comtief@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Nah, it'll soak the compost bin, especially in the biodegradable bag.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Put them on the metal bit on the side of the sink (not in it), then later once it's cooled put it in the bin or food waste bin depending on if the bags are biodegradable. No smell, and the sink remains fully in service.

[–] Comtief@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

don't have a metal bit on the side

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago

Leave it sitting on the spoon.

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago

Soap dish or similar.