Chewing Gum deposits on the streets of Barga

It is estimated that there are more than 19 million gum chewers in the Italy chewing their way through more than 980 million packs of gum per year. World-wide Local Authorities, Property Management Companies, etc., with areas contaminated with this unsightly problem are now actively looking for a successful method of attacking and resolved this major problem.



The problem of chewing gum on the streets of Barga Vecchia is becoming more acute as each year passes. With the now huge increase in visitors coming to Barga the problem can no longer be ignored. Lets look at the facts:



1.Piazza Angelio

2.Porta Reale

3.Piazza Comune

4. Duomo

5.Fornacetta

6. Via di Mezzo

A weekly collection and recycling service for used chewing gum was launched two years in Barga Vecchia. The aim of the project is to collect the used chewing gum at special collection boxes situated at strategic places around Barga Vecchia.

Full story with images of the collection boxes here