Now, a new Chemosphere study has revealed that some popular tea bags release billions of microplastics during the brewing process, which have been shown to negatively affect the environment and human health.

If you’re a fellow tea lover looking to rid your daily cup of microplastics, I chatted with my mom and dad to learn about their favorite tools, including a now-$7 stainless steel tea infuser. In Food & Wine’s initial coverage of a Chemosphere study,

Choose the right tea. Drinking loose-leaf tea is probably the best way to limit your exposure to microplastics. And while paper tea bags aren’t guaranteed to be plastic free, Dr. Hampson said, they’re probably a safer bet than plastic.