Chewing Gum Task Force

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Now in its fourth year, the Chewing Gum Task Force has already had a significant impact on keeping the UK's pavements clean. In just three years, they've awarded over £4.88 million in grants, cleaned over 3.4 million square meters of pavements, and reduced gum littering by up to 80%!

Working together to tackle gum littering

The Chewing Gum Task Force brings together major chewing gum producers (including Mars Wrigley, Perfetti Van Melle and a producer of nicotine replacement therapy gum) to remove gum litter from UK high streets and prevent future littering.

The Task Force was established by Defra and is administered by Keep Britain Tidy, with the chewing gum firms investing up to £10 million over five years to achieve two objectives: cleaning up historic gum staining and changing behaviour so that more people bin their gum.

Year three report

To maximise the value of your grant and apply best practices, check out the year three report which summarises the third year of the Chewing Gum Task Force initiative and shares key learnings from its first three years.

Have questions? We're here to help!

If you have any questions about the application process not already covered in the guidance, FAQ document or webinar, don't hesitate to contact us at chewinggumtaskforce@keepbritaintidy.org.

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Which councils received funding in year one (2022) ?

The following councils received a Chewing Gum Task Force grant in Year 1 (2022) either as an individual council or as part of a partnership:

Ards & North Down Borough Council
Bassetlaw District Council
Belfast City Council
Birmingham City Council
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Broxtowe Borough Council
City of London Corporation
Bury Council and Bolton Council
Camden Council and Brent Council
Colchester City Council

Croydon Council
Denbighshire County Council
Exeter City Council
Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
Flintshire County Council

Gravesham Borough Council
Glasgow City Council and North Lanarkshire Council
Haringey Council
Hull City Council
Havering Council and LB Barking and Dagenham Council

Ipswich Borough Council
Islington Council
Leicester City Council
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
London Borough of Lewisham

Mid & East Antrim Borough Council
LB Newham Council and LB Redbridge Council
Mid Devon District Council
Mid Ulster District Council
Newport City Council

Newry Mourne & Down District Council
North East Lincolnshire Council
Pendle Borough Council
North Hertfordshire District Council and East Herts District Council
Nottingham City Council and Derby City Council

Sevenoaks District Council
Shetland Islands Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Southend City Council
Spelthorne Borough Council and Runnymede

Sunderland City Council
Swansea Council
West Northamptonshire Council
West Suffolk Council and Babergh Mid Suffolk

Which councils received funding in year two (2023) ?

The following councils received a Chewing Gum Task Force grant in Year 2 (2023):

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Blackpool Council

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Braintree District Council

Bridgend County Borough Council

Canterbury City Council

Cardiff Council

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

City of Doncaster Council

City of London Corporation

Colchester City Council

Cumberland Council

Cyngor Gwynedd

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Ealing Council

East Cambridgeshire District Council

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Glasgow City Council

Haringey Council

Ipswich Borough Council

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Leeds City Council

Lewes District Council

Liverpool City Council

London Borough of Hackney

London Borough of Lambeth

London Borough of Newham

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Manchester City Council

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Mid Ulster District Council

Middlesbrough Council

Milton Keynes City Council

Newark and Sherwood City Council

Newcastle City Council

Newport City Council

North Devon Council

North Tyneside Council

Oxford City Council

Pendle Borough Council

Redbridge Council

Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council

Rushcliffe Borough Council

Sevenoaks District Council

South Lanarkshire Council

South Tyneside Council

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Sunderland City Council

Tewkesbury Borough Council

Warrington

Wigan Council

Wiltshire Council

Wirral Borough Council

Which councils received funding in year three (2024) ?

Aberdeen City Council

Bath & North East Somerset Council

BCP Council

Belfast City Council

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Brentwood Borough Council

Bristol City Council

Bury Council

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Cardiff Council

Chelmsford City Council

Cheltenham Borough Council

Colchester City Council

Cyngor Gwynedd

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Dundee City Council

Durham County Council

Ealing Council

East Cambridgeshire District Council

Fermanagh & Omagh District Council

Flintshire County Council

Gravesham Borough Council

Greenwich Council

Ipswich Borough Council

Kirklees Council

Liverpool City Council

London Borough of Bexley

London Borough of Hackney

London Borough of Haringey

London Borough of Hounslow

London Borough Of Merton

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Mid Ulster District Council

Newcastle City Council

North Ayrshire Council

North West Leicestershire District Council

North Yorkshire Council

Oxford City Council

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Rushcliffe Borough Council

Rushmoor Borough Council

South Hams and West Devon Council

South Lanarkshire Council

Stevenage Borough Council

Stroud District Council

Sunderland City Council

Surrey Heath Borough Council

Teignbridge District Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

The London Borough of Harrow

Wakefield Council

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Watford Borough Council

Westmorland and Furness Council

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