Is gum litter a city issue?

Mexico City has 40,000 types of bacteria in the gum on its sidewalks, including E. coli and Salmonella. Workers use steam cannons to remove it, with 11,000 pieces removed from one street. Chewing gum has a long history, with ancient Greeks using mastic tree resin and Mayans using sapodilla tree sap. Mexican General Antonio López […]

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