Tea Tins

You know, Earth Day was a couple of Sundays ago, and it occurs to me that the little tins I get from Adagio would be great to recycle somehow. Maybe they should make the containers out of aluminum so we can recycle them easily. Maybe they could take them back? I wonder how much it would cost...It seems a shame to have to throw them away. I know I solicited feedback on Teachat.com (?) and people just said they use them for other things, but I think that's unsatisfying. The tea tin I have from Twinings is the same way: it's beautiful, and should be recyclable somehow.

ingenuiTea

I'm having Darjeeling from Mighty Leaf. The cool part is that I made it using the
IngenuiTEA
teapot/maker thing. I'm not sure if the tea tastes a bit soapy because I didn't wash it before I used it, though I did rinse it out a couple of times; or if the tea I made is a bit strong, or what. I really see the need to get some kind of scale or measuring device for the amount of tea that needs to go in the thing. It's got no measuring for an amount of water. I know it's 16 ounces because the box says so, but it's nowhere on the pot itself. It was cool to watch the leaves sit on the top then gently fall to the bottom. I also don't know how much water to put in the pot since there's no markings...I just filled up my cup and then put it in the pot, so I know how much water to use, but still...