Haringey CouncilHaringey Council is partnering with Keep Britain Tidy and the Chewing Gum Task Force to remove chewing gum from the pavements on Green Lanes, one of London’s longest high streets.
Chewing gum will be steam removed from St Ann’s Road to Green Lanes Overground Station with a portable gum remover that has been paid for by funding from the Chewing Gum Task Force.
Signs will be erected on lampposts along Green Lanes and stickers will be put up in local businesses to help encourage people to dispose of their chewing gum in the bin.
Earlier this year, the council completed a chewing gum removal campaign in Wood Green that included installation of special pink bins for people to dispose of their gum properly for future recycling to create additional bins.
Littering is a nuisance for residents, detrimental to pride in our local area, and is a waste of taxpayers’ money to clean up.
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Cllr Sarah Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing Services, Private Renters and Planning, says: “Littering is a nuisance for residents, detrimental to pride in our local area, and is a waste of taxpayers’ money to clean up.
“It’s great to have the support of Keep Britain Tidy and their Chewing Gum Task Force to get and keep our streets clean. As a result of behaviour change interventions after the initial clean-up, other boroughs which have benefitted from the scheme have seen chewing gum litter reductions of up to 80 per cent.
“I encourage the minority of residents and visitors who are disposing of their litter irresponsibly to place all their waste in the bins provided.”
Haringey is one of 56 Local Authorities to have applied successfully for £25,000 of funding from the Chewing Gum Task Force which is administrated by Keep Britain Tidy and dedicated to cleaning gum off pavements and prevent them from being littered again.
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