Black Friday Sale – 30-50% OFF SITEWIDE SHOP NOW FIND YOUR NEAREST STORE EN 0 doing our part for the planet, one tea at a time It's no secret that tea is good for you, but tea should be good for the planet too. What We're Doing PART 1 Reducing Waste & Employing Regenerative Material PART 2 How You Can Help PART 3 part 1 What We're Doing DAVIDsTEA is now part of the Ethical Tea Partnership. We've joined forces with the Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP), an organization that's been working to improve sustainability in the tea industry since 1997. All of our Camellia sinensis teas give back to the ETP's efforts to create a fairer, more sustainable tea industry for tea workers & farmers, their families and the environment. And the positivitea doesn't stop there. In November 2020, we launched our Impact Fund to create even more meaningful, systemic change in our industry. Today, we're working closely with the ETP to identify the needs of tea workers and farmers in the countries where we source our tea. We're also looking into a project that would benefit communities and the environment over the long term. All of our Camellia sinensis teas give back to the ETP’s efforts to create a fairer, more sustainable tea industry for tea workers, farmers, their families and the environment. Thoughtful, ethical sourcing is our priority. Certified Organic READ MORE Fair Trade CertifiedTM READ MORE Elephant Approved® READ MORE Conflict & cruelty-free ingredients READ MORE Supporting Tea Communities Tea garden partnerships We treat our tea partnerships as consciously as we create our blends. That means making sure our tea delivers delicious flavour while supporting the communities it came from. We recently partnered with two tea gardens in Nepal and South Africa to help launch long-term social sustainability projects. Give Clean Water Project in Nepal (World Water Day) We've partnered with the Jun Chiyabari Tea Garden (a family-owned garden) to help provide three government schools in Nepal with long-term access to clean drinking water. It's a feel-good collaboration that impacts the lives of 2,630 students and 100 teachers & staff. Homework Facility in South Africa In collaboration with Johan, a South African rooibos tea producer, we're building a homework facility that will provide a safe space where the children of tea farmers can study. part 2 Reducing Waste & Employing Regenerative Material We acknowledge that packaging and shipping can be incredibly wasteful – less is best. That's why we're avoiding unnecessary plastic and doing everything we can to make our tea shine by using as few extras as possible. What we've done so far All our silver & printed loose leaf bags are recyclable. After YEARS of experimenting with different keep-fresh compostable packaging, we're finally seeing results. Stay tuned! We cut out tissue paper, stickers and bubble wrap wherever possible. We love to look our best, but not at the expense of our planet. Our top teas are available in bulk sizes to help reduce packaging on bigger orders. More tea, less packaging – win, win. We're transitioning our beautiful gift packaging to 100% recyclable and even compostable materials (when possible). That may mean less shiny foil printing on some, but we're confident we can create packages that are both pretty & recyclable. part 3 How You Can Help Tips for sipping sustainably Composting Loose leaf tea is a fantastic addition to your compost pile. In the wild, plants continuously recycle nutrients back into the soil beneath them, so any nutrients they use up eventually get replaced — a beautiful cycle. To add some nutrients to your vegetable patch or flower bed, sprinkle wet, steeped tea leaves over the soil and watch your plot perk up. That's right: your garden loves tea (almost) as much as you do. Environmentally friendly steeping Steeping loose leaf tea? Our reusable stainless steel tea infusers are an easy way to enjoy a waste-free cup again and again. If you prefer using a filter, our drawstring filter bags are biodegradable and chlorine-free. Prefer a tea sachet? Plant-based and biodegradable, ours is the tea industry's most environmentally responsible sachet to date. If you're into the individually wrapped sachets, you can rest easy knowing the overwrap is recyclable too. Without a healthy planet, there's no DAVIDsTEA. For us, it just makes sense that we support initiatives with a positive impact on the communitea. And hopefully, lead the tea industry by example. Have an idea you're itching to share? CONTACT US Join our newsletter Get news and promotions quickly by signing-up to our newsletter. 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