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Article: Local authorities reduce chewing gum litter by 43%.
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- March 16, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 March 2009-UK Government: Local authorities reduce chewing gum litter by 43%(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Fifteen local authorities taking part in the 2008 Chewing Gum Action Group campaign have successfully reduced chewing gum litter in their areas by 43 per cent, figures published today show.
Minister for Sustainable Development and Energy Innovation Lord Hunt said:
"Cleaning up litter costs hundreds of millions of pounds a year and removing chewing gum is not only expensive, but also very difficult. The best way to end the problem is by changing the behaviour of the minority so we can all live in ...