Pluck Tea using upcycled ingredients to build a sustainable tea empire - in pictures

  • Jennifer Commins is the founder and chief executive of Pluck Tea. Photo: Pluck Tea
    Jennifer Commins is the founder and chief executive of Pluck Tea. Photo: Pluck Tea
  • Pluck Tea uses cacao shells from a local chocolatier that would have otherwise been discarded. Photo: Pluck Tea
    Pluck Tea uses cacao shells from a local chocolatier that would have otherwise been discarded. Photo: Pluck Tea
  • Ms Commins sources upcycled ingredients from across Ontario. Photo: Pluck Tea
    Ms Commins sources upcycled ingredients from across Ontario. Photo: Pluck Tea
  • These grape skins from an Ontario winemaker are processed, dried, then layered with hibiscus and berries. Photo: Pluck Tea
    These grape skins from an Ontario winemaker are processed, dried, then layered with hibiscus and berries. Photo: Pluck Tea
  • The company gathers discarded citrus peels from a local juice maker. Photo: Pluck Tea
    The company gathers discarded citrus peels from a local juice maker. Photo: Pluck Tea
  • Ms Commins shows how she hand-blends tea. Joshua Longmore / The National
    Ms Commins shows how she hand-blends tea. Joshua Longmore / The National
  • Ms Commins stands in her factory, where orders wait to be sent. Joshua Longmore / The National
    Ms Commins stands in her factory, where orders wait to be sent. Joshua Longmore / The National
  • Pluck Tea employs an emission-free delivery service in Toronto called The Drop. Photo: The Drop Distribution
    Pluck Tea employs an emission-free delivery service in Toronto called The Drop. Photo: The Drop Distribution