1000 Flowers for the Planet - #75 Give up Chewing Gum
I’m not even going to attempt to debate the
health benefits/concerns of chewing gum. I can give you several other reasons
why you should give it up though: it comes in plastic wrappers that end up in
landfill or waterways; the chewed item is often not disposed of correctly and
ends up in socially inappropriate places such as under tables, on footpaths,
under hand rails etc; because of its adhesive nature when cold, it becomes
extremely difficult and expensive to clean up; even when disposed of correctly,
it is yet another non-biodegradable item that will remain in landfill for
years.
This product is made from gum base, and can
contain polyvinyl acetate, which is toxic. Furthermore, exactly what the
ingredients in the gum base are, no one is compelled to disclose, and the
providers of gum base to the manufacturers won’t provide complete information
about the ingredients. So, not being able to determine exactly what is in this product, why would you
chew it?
And I’ll harp yet again about the likelihood
of tossed chewing gum ending up in waterways where it can be ingested by marine
and bird life and cause illness/death.
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