[420 Girl]

Just one small staple - that's the only thing in Sip-T Tea Company's new packaging that can't be composted.

Cheyenne Black, co-owner with her daughter Kamea, said that although the company's original packaging was 100 percent recycled content, they wanted to do better.

"Our new packaging is tree-free - it consists of hemp paper, a plant-based compostable cellophane, and a reusable cotton tea infuser, grown and sewn in the USA," Black said in a press release.

The Bellingham-based, family-run company, founded in January 2009, handcrafts a range of Passionately Delicious Artisan Tea in micro batches of two pounds or less.

Sip-T uses only certified organic and fair trade tea leaves, and additional ingredients are also certified organic, such as the mango, ginger, and lime in the Tiki Nui Mango Lime Island Tea.

Sip-T chai teas, black teas, caffeine-free teas, green teas, oolong tea, white teas, and rooibos red teas are sold at the Bellingham Farmers Market (both the Saturday market at Depot Market Square and the Wednesday market at the Fairhaven Village Green), and online at sip-t.com.


NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: The Bellingham Herald
Author: DAVE GALLAGHER
Contact: The Bellingham Herald
Copyright: 2010 The Bellingham Herald
Website: Bellingham tea company goes almost completely green with new packaging

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