Pupils from a Ramsgate school have joined forces with Thanet District Council to campaign against chewing gum litter.The youngsters, from Old Priory School, were in Ramsgate town centre today (Wednesday 8 July) to encourage shoppers to "bin your gum when you're done"
They created anti-gum litter designs for a T-shirt competition, sponsored by the council, with the winning design printed on to T-shirts and modelled by staff and pupils. Shoppers in the town were also able to see slogans and displays of the various posters created by the pupils, with free Gum Wraps for chewing gum and Stubbies for cigarette butts and chewing gum also available.
They were joined by representatives from the council's Waste and Recycling team and Community Wardens, who were highlighting the £80 Fixed Penalty Notices which will be handed out to anyone seen dropping chewing gum.
Cllr. Shirley Tomlinson, Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, said: "Chewing gum is the most difficult type of litter we have to deal with. Because it's so sticky, normal cleaning methods, such as street cleaning and litter picking, just don't work. Instead, we have to use more extreme methods, like jet washing or steam cleaning, to remove it and both cost a lot of money, which comes out of the taxpayers' purse. I'd like to thank the pupils and staff at the Old Priory School for all the work they've done on this campaign to remind everyone of the problems that chewing gum litter causes."
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