Recycling gum reduces sticky waste

The Gumdrop is a large bubblegum-shaped ball which Ashford-based company, EcoSan, places in spots such as school foyers and shopping centres for chewers to drop in their gum for recycling.

It doesn't need to be emptied, because the entire ball is then recycled, with ball and gum all forming pellets which can be re-used in plastic production.

Sonja Wood, director of EcoSan, who has been working with the Surrey inventor of the Gumdrop, comments:"The government spends £150m a year on cleaning gum from streets so this could save a huge amount of money." EcoSan works closely with all its customers and partners to help reduce their carbon footprint and meet recommended government directives for landfill by recycling nappies, adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products.