Teastick

It's time to eliminate the unnecessary waste of disposable teabags from your life, and learn to appreciate the rich, delicious flavor of loose-leaf tea. While many devices for making loose tea are less than great — holes so big that bits of tea escape, hard to wash, etc. — this Teastick is both beautiful and simple to use. Just put the tea leaves in the top and hang it over the side of your mug. When it's done steeping, take it out, slide up the mesh, and dump the spent leaves into your compost bucket. $18 USD. (Via Treehugger.)