20,000 signatures reached
To: UK Government
Ban Plastic Chewing Gum
We want the UK Government to ban plastic chewing gum - Saving 4 billion pieces of single-use plastic from harming Brits and our planet. Every. Single. Year.
Why is this important?
⚠️ Did you know chewing gum is a single-use plastic?
😬 Brits chew a whopping 4 billion pieces of plastic gum. Every. Single. Year.
🥤Every single piece contains a drinking straw's worth of hidden plastic ingredients. These plastics are also used to make carrier bags, car tyres and glue. 🛞
🚑 It's a health emergency as microplastics have been found throughout the human body, from our brains to our heart & lungs and are being linked to many of humanity's worst diseases including cancer, diabetes and infertility.
🌍 Plastic gum creates a huge environmental problem, ending up in landfill, waterways and sticking around to pollute our planet forever.
💸 Littered plastic gum is stuck to 87% of pavements, creating a £60 million per year problem to clean up.
🌿 Plastic-free gum alternatives exist so chewers can keep fresh without harming people or planet...
...and the Government has already banned single-use plastic drinking straws and vapes.
🚫 So, City to Sea, Nuud and a movement of leading plastic charities are calling on the Government to ban on plastic chewing gum for good.
😬 Brits chew a whopping 4 billion pieces of plastic gum. Every. Single. Year.
🥤Every single piece contains a drinking straw's worth of hidden plastic ingredients. These plastics are also used to make carrier bags, car tyres and glue. 🛞
🚑 It's a health emergency as microplastics have been found throughout the human body, from our brains to our heart & lungs and are being linked to many of humanity's worst diseases including cancer, diabetes and infertility.
🌍 Plastic gum creates a huge environmental problem, ending up in landfill, waterways and sticking around to pollute our planet forever.
💸 Littered plastic gum is stuck to 87% of pavements, creating a £60 million per year problem to clean up.
🌿 Plastic-free gum alternatives exist so chewers can keep fresh without harming people or planet...
...and the Government has already banned single-use plastic drinking straws and vapes.
🚫 So, City to Sea, Nuud and a movement of leading plastic charities are calling on the Government to ban on plastic chewing gum for good.
✍️ Sign our petition and spread the word on socials using #BanPlasticGum & #ChewPlantsNotPlastic.
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📜Read our open letter to Steve Reed and Mary Creagh - https://www.citytosea.org.uk/chew-plants-not-plastic/
How it will be delivered
With your support, City to Sea, Nuud and our movement of plastic charity friends will deliver this petition to the Government and continue to campaign for legislation change.
