Green Newton

Many brands of chewing gum contain an ingredient called “gum base” which can contain synthetic materials such as polyethylene and polyvinyl acetate. The same chemical ingredients in gum base can also be found in shampoo bottles, carrier bags and glue. With every piece of gum chewed and discarded, we are unknowingly contributing to the spread of plastic pollution. Read more in the Forbes article “Is it Tim to Talk about Chewing Gum and Plastic?”