Gumclear takes on Kirkintolloch
Today’s Kirkintolloch Herald reported on efforts of a small Scottish town in Mrs. Gum Guy’s ancestral homeland to take on the ongoing “sticky problem” on its streets: the plague that sweeps the UK, discarded chewing gum on the pavement of villages everywhere.
The initiative, which involved equipment from a Hampshire-based company called Gumclear, was spearheaded by the Business for Kirkintolloch initiative, as the article reports:
An end could be in sight to a sticky problem that has given residents cause for concern for years.
A new way to keep the streets of Kirkintilloch free of unsightly chewing gum was given a test run last week.
Lex Gaston, who heads up the Business for Kirkintilloch initiative, invited senior councillors and officials to watch a demonstration by Hampshire-based company Gumclear.
The initiative, which aims to boost Cowgate and Townhead, had received various complaints about the amount of discarded chewing gum on town centre pavements.
Lex said: “The demonstration went very well. It really is an interesting machine.
“Everyone seemed delighted with it and we were told it would only take three days to clear the whole of Cowgate and Townhead.
“If we were lucky enough to get funding for this, seeing the town’s streets clean again might also make people show a little more civic pride and dispose of their chewing gum properly.”
September 24th, 2008 at 09.42
Just spotted this article about the Kirkintolloch project we were involved with - it went very well.
We use an environmentally friendly removal technique that minimises the amount of water used and disruption to the locality. We also make sure our work is highly visible, hopefully helping to change people’s habits so the dispose of their gum responsibly.
September 24th, 2008 at 11.46
Great to hear from you and the great way you’re approaching this challenge….both environmentally, and inspiring those who chew gum to be more responsible in the first place (see separate entry on where gum belongs — in your mouth or in the garbage bin!).