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January 2007
STRAIGHT SOLVES STICKY GUM PROBLEM
Straight plc is pleased to announce its exclusive distributor agreement
with Gummy Bins Ltd to solve the sticky chewing gum problem for
local authorities.
The Gummy Bin is the world’s first collection and recycling system for
chewing gum. Its range of innovative, quirky bins offers a convenient way for
people to dispose of their gum whilst making a positive contribution to the environment.
Jonathan Straight, chief executive of Straight plc said “This is a fantastic
addition to our range of recycling solutions that we can offer to our customers
and we are delighted to have teamed up with Gummy Bins Ltd”.
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Boy using a Gummy Bin with Mr Gummy Bear.
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Each Gummy Bin encloses a reusable cartridge system that holds
up to 500 pieces of spent gum and enables the used gum to be recycled.
Amazingly one of its main uses is to be reprocessed into drainage
systems for football pitches.
As discarded chewing gum is now classed as litter under the Clean
Neighbourhoods & Environment Act, local authorities are responsible
for the cleaning and removal of gum in towns and cities across
the UK. Mr Straight adds: “Chewing gum is a universal problem
which local councils spend millions of pounds on every year. Now
they have access to a proven solution which dramatically reduces
cleaning costs and solves one of the worst litter problems of the
last 50 years.”
Over twenty local authorities including Rochdale, Dudley, Tonbridge & Malling
and Solihull installed the DEFRA accepted Gummy Bins in 2006. The
results are impressive, showing a reduction of up to 75% chewing
gum deposits in the vicinity of the bins*.
Donna Rogers, technical & performance officer at Dudley MBC
said “From monitoring our nine test areas, we can see that
the bins have had a huge impact on the amount of gum still being
dropped on the ground. The count before the campaign totalled 2,253
pieces of gum and the count taken in September of the same test
areas only totalled 86 pieces of gum”.
*Figures collated from Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Fife
Council, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and Solihull Metropolitan
Borough Council.
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