650,000 metric tonnes of chewing gum were produced worldwide in 2005 and predictions are that the quantity will reach over 1 million tonnes by 2010. That's equivalent to the weight of 2,423 fully laden Boeing 747-400 planes.
374 million packs of gum are chewed by 10 million people in Australia every year. In other words, almost half the population of Australia chews one piece of gum per day for 47 weeks of the year.
80-90% of chewing gum is not disposed of in any litter receptacle.
After the Smoking Ban was introduced in Ireland, gum use increased by a staggering 30%.
Modern day based chewing gum was an accidental invention. Thomas Adams, a New York inventor, was trying to make a material for car tyres. Today's gum is made from the similar synthetic rubbers hence it's non-bio degradable.
One of the worst chewing gum black spots is London's Oxford Street in Westminster. An estimated 300,000 chewing gum deposits can be found there at any time.
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"Removing Chewing Gum From The Streets Of Australia - One Piece At A Time!"
'Using high pressure cleaning for chewing gum removal is environmentally irresponsible!!!'
FACT: High Pressure Washers consume up to 24 litres of water EVERY minute. One man with one Pressure washing machine can consume over 50,000 litres in a working week, or over 2 million litres per year.
Gumblasters Dry Steam Technology consumes 2 teaspoons (10 ml) of water per minute. One man working all week removing gum will consume 250 litres, only 12000 litres per year.