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#4 A greener green tea: Two friends develop teabags made of leaves

In Assam, India, two entrepreneurs and childhood friends have created natural teabags made from leaves to replace traditional options made from plastic.

Upamanyu Borkakoty and Anshuman Bharali founded Wooláh to help commercialize their innovation, which they dubbed Truedips.

The bags are comprised of two compressed leaves shaped cylindrically and bound with cotton.

“While Truedip’s look is the same as a conventional teabag, the quality, aroma and taste set it apart. The unbroken tea leaves used as packaging material lessen the bitterness of the tea, and offer a fresh and flavorful cup,” Borkakoty tells The Better India.

In just four years of operation, Truedips is already a favorite among organic tea farmers in Assam, Meghalaya, and Darjeeling.
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