Binning gum is not the solution either. Addressing gum as a plastic pollutant dictates that the prevention of gum pollution ...

Today, most chewing gum contains a substance called polyisobutylene, the main ingredient in butyl rubber, which is also used in making inner tubes. This change was primarily for durability ...

A synthetic gum base is most commonly used, which typically uses a food-grade rubber called polyisobutylene. Tree gum or sap was traditionally used as the base of gum, but this natural ingredient ...