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Application US20200277132
Published 2020-09-03
Biodegradable Tea And Coffee Wrapper And Tag
A tea and coffee bag wrapper and tag is shown with improved properties than current state of the art wrappers and tags. The novel tea bag and coffee bag tags and wrappers are non-GMO and fully compostable in about 30 days. Unlike other tags and wrappers that can remain in a compost for years, the present tags and wrappers completely biodegrade within 30 days. In one aspect, a PLA mono-component fiber is utilized at a specific blend ratio of L and D PLA structure. The manufacture of the same is also disclosed.
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- 1. A non-woven fabric composition web for a tea or a coffee wrapper and tag consisting of:
a tea or a coffee wrapper and tag having a plurality of mono-component, mono-constituent polylactic acid (PLA) fibers and a pigment; the polylactic acid (PLA) fibers having different deniers and a blend percentages of a high melt PLA fiber and a low melt PLA fiber having a melt flow temperature in a range of 145-175° C. and 105-165° C., respectively; and wherein, the tea or the coffee wrapper and tag are non-GMO and fully compostable in about 30 days.
