Broadmead BID joined Bristol Waste Company and Bristol City Council yesterday for the launch of a new campaign to remove the chewing gum that blights our streets. Thanks to the Chewing Gum Task Force, this sticky problem will be a thing of the past!

Bristol City Council is one of 54 across the country that have successfully received a £27,500 grant to tackle the issue, clean gum off pavements and stop people dropping it in future. The campaign focuses on 10,000sqm of footway in the city centre.

Trained crews use specialised backpacks with eco-friendly, sugar-based cleaning fluid. The gum evaporates under intense heat, leaving no residue. Stretching from Baldwin Street to Broadmead, chewing gum will be removed from high footfall areas, accompanied by signs on bins, bus stops and even the pavement reminding passersby to bin their gum.

More information on Bristol Waste Company’s website.