Dutch Government Pushes EU Ban on Plastic-Based Chewing Gum Amid Litter Crisis
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The Netherlands wants Europe to ban the sale of chewing gum containing plastics. This is reported by the Dutch public broadcaster NOS. Chewing gum usually contains microplastics. These end up in nature when chewing gum is thrown on the street. The Dutch government wants to prevent this with a ban.
Chewing gum that is spat out pollutes the environment because it often contains plastic. That is why the Netherlands wants a European chewing gum ban.
Conventional chewing gum is made from synthetic rubber based on polymers derived from petroleum, or plastic.
NL Times
ecotopical.comDutch government pushes EU ban on plastic-based chewing gum amid litter crisis
The Dutch government is urging the European Union to ban the sale of chewing gum containing plastic. It argues that gum is a major source of microplastic pollution and costly litter that municipalities struggle to remove. If approved, any ban could take effect no earlier than 2030.
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