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<blockquote data-quote="GOV.UK RSS" data-source="post: 7727594" data-attributes="member: 78782"><p><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/gov.uk.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Chewing Gum Task Force launched</p><p></p><p>Written by Defra Press Office</p><p></p><p><img src="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2021/08/Chewing-gum-taskforce-620x413.jpg" alt="Chewing gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>There has been coverage of our launch of a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chewing-gum-task-force-to-clean-up-our-high-streets" target="_blank">Chewing Gum Task Force</a>, brought together by government, to clean up our streets including in <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/29/chewing-gum-blight-tackled-10-million-removal-squads/amp/" target="_blank">the Telegraph</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b1366986-08f0-11ec-922b-9339a9da8961?shareToken=09315ff1fedb577d729248d0721dd484" target="_blank">The Times</a>, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9938565/10million-blitz-rid-bubble-gum-staining-Britains-streets-backed-producers.html" target="_blank">The Daily Mail</a> and <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/chewing-gum-litter-uk-streets-b1910809.html" target="_blank">the Independent</a>..</p><p></p><p>The scheme will see chewing gum producers, including Mars Wrigley, GlaxoSmithKline and Perfetti Van Melle, managed by charity Keep Britain Tidy, invest up to £10 million over the next five years to help reduce gum litter.</p><p></p><p>The investment will be used to clean up historic gum litter staining and use behavioural interventions to encourage people to bin their gum.</p><p></p><p><strong>Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Littering is a criminal offence and the Government has already empowered local authorities by increasing on-the-spot penalties for offenders to £150, rising to up to £2,500 if convicted in court. The Government is seeking powers in the Environment Bill to ensure that enforcement powers are used with a high degree of professionalism, whether by council staff or private contractors, and to place our improved enforcement guidance on a firm statutory footing.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/DefraGovUK" target="_blank">Follow Defra on Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/subscribe/" target="_blank">sign up for email alerts here</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2021/08/31/chewing-gum-task-force-launched/" target="_blank">Continue reading on Defra Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GOV.UK RSS, post: 7727594, member: 78782"] [img]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/gov.uk.png[/img] Chewing Gum Task Force launched Written by Defra Press Office [IMG alt="Chewing gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe"]https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2021/08/Chewing-gum-taskforce-620x413.jpg[/IMG] There has been coverage of our launch of a [URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chewing-gum-task-force-to-clean-up-our-high-streets']Chewing Gum Task Force[/URL], brought together by government, to clean up our streets including in [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/29/chewing-gum-blight-tackled-10-million-removal-squads/amp/']the Telegraph[/URL], [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b1366986-08f0-11ec-922b-9339a9da8961?shareToken=09315ff1fedb577d729248d0721dd484']The Times[/URL], [URL='https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9938565/10million-blitz-rid-bubble-gum-staining-Britains-streets-backed-producers.html']The Daily Mail[/URL] and [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/chewing-gum-litter-uk-streets-b1910809.html']the Independent[/URL].. The scheme will see chewing gum producers, including Mars Wrigley, GlaxoSmithKline and Perfetti Van Melle, managed by charity Keep Britain Tidy, invest up to £10 million over the next five years to help reduce gum litter. The investment will be used to clean up historic gum litter staining and use behavioural interventions to encourage people to bin their gum. [B]Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said:[/B] Littering is a criminal offence and the Government has already empowered local authorities by increasing on-the-spot penalties for offenders to £150, rising to up to £2,500 if convicted in court. The Government is seeking powers in the Environment Bill to ensure that enforcement powers are used with a high degree of professionalism, whether by council staff or private contractors, and to place our improved enforcement guidance on a firm statutory footing. [URL='https://twitter.com/DefraGovUK']Follow Defra on Twitter[/URL], and [URL='https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/subscribe/']sign up for email alerts here[/URL]. [url="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2021/08/31/chewing-gum-task-force-launched/"]Continue reading on Defra Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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