Biodegradable gum!!!!
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/30/biodegradeable-chewing-gum-chicza
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It is an environmental scourge that saddles local government with clean-up bills running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. But today the world's first biodegradable chewing gum is arriving on British supermarket shelves, potentially putting to an end the sticky mess caused by the conventional product.
Chicza Rainforest Gum is manufactured in Mexico by Consorcio Chiclero - a consortium of 56 co-operatives employing some 2,000 chicleros (gum farmers) and their families. The workers extract natural gum from the sap of the chicle tree, which is then used to make the product.
Unlike conventional chewing gum, which contains petrochemicals, the organic chewing gum does not stick to clothing or pavements. And once disposed of, it will crumble to dust in about six weeks, dissolving harmlessly in water or being absorbed into the soil.
this is an amazing new product! I think that it'll lead to less annoyance of people who get gum stuck on the soles of their shoes...or the odd case hair.
What do you think? do you think that it's a safe product? Would you switch from regular gum that contained petro-chemicals (who knew) to organic gum?
Chicza Rainforest Gum is manufactured in Mexico by Consorcio Chiclero - a consortium of 56 co-operatives employing some 2,000 chicleros (gum farmers) and their families. The workers extract natural gum from the sap of the chicle tree, which is then used to make the product.
Unlike conventional chewing gum, which contains petrochemicals, the organic chewing gum does not stick to clothing or pavements. And once disposed of, it will crumble to dust in about six weeks, dissolving harmlessly in water or being absorbed into the soil.
this is an amazing new product! I think that it'll lead to less annoyance of people who get gum stuck on the soles of their shoes...or the odd case hair.
What do you think? do you think that it's a safe product? Would you switch from regular gum that contained petro-chemicals (who knew) to organic gum?
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