Gum litter - Time to clean up our streets

DISCARDED chewing gum fouling footpaths causes one of our most difficult litter problems.

Local authorities around the country have tried to improve the appearance of streets by constructing bright pedestrian ways but these are repeatedly fouled up with discarded chewing gun.

A crackdown is getting underway in Cork, Dublin and Bray today as part of a pilot program to encourage people to bin used chewing gun.