The Stretchy Disaster
Are you also one of the million people who chew gum? If yes, this report is for you! Introduction Chewing gum is one of the most common sweet-flavored foods we have ever chewed or noticed in shops, but can you think of a time when you saw gum somewhere else? Yes, you guessed it, on the streets! 80-90% of the chewing gum produced is not disposed of correctly; it either ends up on the streets or in the landfills, taking 5 to 1,000 years to decompose. But other than this time taking decomposition, chewing gum is also harmful in many ways. This report will take you to a side of the earth that no one wants to see…. What is in my gum? Chewing gum- or bubble gum- is the second most common litter found on streets. A soft, sweet food which is supposed to be chewed without being swallowed. This manufactured sweet has gum base, sweeteners, plasticizers, flavors, colors, and a hard polyol coating. The gum base includes Butadiene rubber, which is a type of synthetic rubber used in tire trea...