Funding boost to tackle sticky issue of chewing gum

Liverpool City Council is to target reducing gum littering this summer, thanks to a grant from the UK’s Chewing Gum Task Force. The Council is putting plans in place to remove chewing gum in a number of key hot spots after receiving £25,000 to tackle the issue.

In Liverpool, the money will be used to target places with high footfall, such as the city centre and around the city’s two football stadia. The programme is due to start in August and will run for several months after which it will be evaluated. The programme will also include an education and engagement element, with signage and advertising across all sites where clean-up work is being carried out explaining what’s being done and why.