South Lanarkshire Council has received over £25,000 to clear the streets of chewing gum.The local authority will be out once again targeting the discarded gum on pavements across the area.And to help with this project, South Lanarkshire has been granted £27,045 from the Chewing Gum Task Force.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The council is one of 54 across the country that have been successful in receiving the third annual round of grants from the force, which is given out by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.Councillor Robert Brown (Rutherglen South) chair of the Community and Enterprise Resources Committee, said: “Getting this external funding for a third year running will now be used specifically to target thoughtlessly-discarded chewing gum from our streets and open spaces.“This removal work will complement our ongoing It’s Your Place campaign to tackle litter and other anti-social behaviour that unfortunately wastes a lot of time and money the council could be using in a far more constructive way.“The funding will also allow us to target behaviour through ‘bin your gum’ stickers on street bins in the worst affected areas.”The grant is funded by major chewing gum manufacturers such as Mars Wrigley and Perfetti Van Melle who have invested up to £10 million over five years.Allison
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