• Dispose off your chewing gum in a Gumdrop Bin and have it recycled into tires and toys

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    We’ve stuck them under classroom desks and bus seats. We’ve found some stuck in our hair and have blown bubbles large enough that explode and stick to our faces. Yes, we’re talking about those little pieces of gum the whole world munches upon, chewing gum. Well, disposing of chewing gum isn’t going to be such a difficult task anymore in Hereford. No more will you find gum below your shoes or anywhere else, left behind by someone. Chewing gum will now be used to produce car tires and toys, and an initiative to be held between 18th August and 15th September will encourage people to do just that. And if people fail to do so, and simply spit it out, they could face a fine of as much as £80. Gumdrop Bins have been placed around everywhere, so that you can drop in your gum for it to be recycled.


    Currently it costs the government an astounding £150m a year just to rid of 3.5 billion pieces of gum left behind in the United Kingdom. More Gumdrop Bins around the world please!
    [BBC]

    Posted in Topics:Recycle, Tags: , on August 11, 2010