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Council get £25k to clean chewing gum from streets
A local authority has received a £25k grant to help clean up its chewing gum-stained streets.Runnymede Borough Council in ...
Centenarian chews over time at Wrigley's factory
A man from Devon has returned to the chewing gum factory where he used to work as part of his celebrating his 100th birthday.
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Is chewing gum bad for you?
Unlike chewing food, which breaks down into smaller pieces that can be easily swallowed, gum chewing is continuous and falls ...
More streets set to benefit from gum clean-up
More streets in Bournemouth and Poole are set to have chewing gum removed following a further funding boost. Bournemouth, ...
Glass bottles found to have five to 50 times as many microplastics as plastic bottles in shocking new study
A new study has made a jaw-dropping discovery on microplastics — and it may have you rethinking how you consume your favorite ...
Council gets £27k to remove gum from streets
A district council has received £27,500 to remove chewing gum from its streets. Wyre Forest District councillor Ben Brookes ...
City gets £20k to remove discarded gum on streets
Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal's thoughts on gum came as it was announced Wolverhampton has been given more than £20,000 to ...
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Rushcliffe gets share of £1.2 million grant to clean up chewing gum stains on pavements
Rushcliffe is one of more than 50 councils across the UK will receive a share of £1.2 million to combat the scourge of ...
Chewing gum to be removed from BCP streets with new grant
Chewing gum is set to be removed from some streets of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is thanks to funding from the Chewing Gum Task Force. BCP Council is one of 52 councils across the ...