Chewing gum litterbugs to face fines of €150

PEOPLE caught throwing chewing gum on the ground will face a €150 fine as part of a new nationwide crackdown.

The campaign, which was piloted in Cork in 2006 and ran again last year, will be expanded to 21 local authorities this year, it was announced yesterday.

The Gum Litter Taskforce’s (GLT) gum litter action campaign is designed to raise awareness of the gum litter problem, to change attitudes and to encourage people to dispose of their gum responsibly — in the bin.