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Ban non biodegradable chewing/bubble gum from being sold in the UK

Submitted by Cassie Bishop on Monday 7th December 2020

Published on Monday 14th December 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 14th June 2021

Signatures: 157

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Brands ~ Bubble ~ Council ~ environment ~ Forced ~ Forces ~ forcing ~ Money ~ plastic ~ Remove ~ Sale ~ street ~ UK ~ Wide

Petition Action

Ban non biodegradable chewing/bubble gum from being sold in the UK

Petition Details

374 Billion sticks of chewing gum are produced world wide each year. As the majority of these are made from plastic they cause big problems for the environment regardless of if they are thrown on the street or in the bin. Biodegradable alternatives are available and should replace plastic gum.

Additional Information

I would like the government to ban the sale of chewing / bubble gum that contains plastic - forcing big brands to change their products and allowing the UK to clean up it's streets. It is estimated that it costs councils £60million a year to remove chewing gum from the streets of the UK - this is money that should and could easily be used elsewhere.


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