Petition Ban all non-biodegradable chewing gum

Non-biodegradable chewing gum causes significant environmental damage. Therefore, the Government should enact a law that bans all production and selling of non-biodegradable gum in the UK.

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The main issue with non-biodegradable gum is that it is often not discarded properly. For public authorities this is a huge challenge causing tremendous strain on the public purse. The Local Government Association has estimated that for each piece of gum costing 3p the cost of removal is £1.50 which adds up to £60 million bill annually for local authorities. Moreover, gum can flow into water streams and pollutes oceans and rivers leading to many animals and sea life ingesting it.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 7 June 2022
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