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THE pavement of my town is covered in discarded chewing gum

our local council had bought a special machine to remove it

who should foot the bill i think the chewing gum manufacturers should

i also think people should be fined for dropping it on the floor

but what do you think

its poo for sticking posters up too

I'm getting confused why would you use poo for sticking posters up...but yes chewing gum should carry a tax to pay for the clean ups and if I had my way the stuff would be banned

Disgusting stuff!! And very slippery in the rain.
If cigarette smokers can be fined for dropping a butt, which can easily be swept up - chewing gum spitters should be fined too - twice the amount as it costs a fortune to remove!!
Not only is it slippery in the rain, it's gross when it gets hot & sticky or is 'freshly spat' and gets on your shoes, ruins clothes and, with the increase in TB it has to be a health hazard - probably worse than smoking!!

maggie

Madstone Kent have boards where people can stick their used gum.
Hung up on lamposts or similar, I thought they looked horrible but I guess that's one idea.

No idea if it works out cost effective or whether it's helped much with the pavement gum.

Gwyn

Maidstone Council have attached boards all over town to lamp posts for people to stick their used gum on to .............

personally I find that just as repulsive - I don't want to see what others have had their mouth ewwwwwwww

Not sure what the answer is tho .......

Snap Gwyn lol

Ooo yuk - who has the glorious job of collecting that!!

Hellooo Gwyn :o)

its discusting stuff should be banned

Chewing gum is banned in Singapore under the "Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) Regulations." Except for chewing gum of therapeutic value, the "importing" of chewing gum into Singapore is absolutely banned.

A common misconception among citizens is that personal use quantities of chewing gum are allowed into Singapore. However, according to the set of Regulations, "importing" means to "bring or cause to be brought into Singapore by land, water or air from any place which is outside Singapore ..." any goods, even if they are not for purposes of trade. The set of Regulations also does not make any provisions for personal use quantities to be brought into Singapore. Therefore, bringing chewing gum into Singapore, even small quantities for whatever purpose, is technically prohibited.[1]

ban it

What do they do Anne....unscrew the board when it's full????

I'd not seen them before but a Google search ( yes I know I'm sad ) shows other towns have them too.


Helloooo Maggie ~~~~~~~~~~
Gwyn

I have always thought that Chewing Gum manufacturers should be forced to make it biodegradeable and in the meantime should be the ones to pay for clearing it up.

It looks terrible all over the pavements of my local town too.

Sue
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yikes colin i mean its cr#p useless lol.

biodegradable

could just be the way forward

How would you enforce payment though if you asked gum manufacturers to pay?

Do KFC and Mcdonalds pay to clear their litter?

Difficult one.

Gwyn

I swallow mine.

Dee
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Around these parts Mc'D's and KFC have to employ litter patrols around the outside of their shops

'Spose that make it biodegradable?

Dee
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it should be biodegradable to