Chewing gum is sticky stuff, if it is not disposed of properly it will stick to wherever it lands – just look at any footpath in Drogheda and you’ll see blobs of it stuck to where someone has spat it out. Yuk!
The Gum Litter Taskforce Bin It! Roadshow visited schools in Drogheda this week to change attitudes to gum litter amongst students. Students from Our Lady’s College, St Brigid’s and St Patrick’s National School took part in the hour-long workshop, where they learned more about correct litter disposal and the important role, they can play in caring for the environment.
The Bin It! Roadshow is an integral part of the Gum Litter Taskforce’s (GLT) gum litter education campaign, promoting the responsible disposal of gum litter to schoolchildren through fun actor-led workshops and interactive learning materials. This year is the largest roadshow to date, with performances scheduled for 70 schools across the country.
For schools not registered for this year’s Bin It! Roadshow, the Gum Litter Taskforce will also continue to provide useful lesson plan material on its website, with materials made available to over 730 schools across Ireland to date.
Jonathon McDade, Chairperson of the Gum Litter Taskforce, welcomed this year’s expansion of the Roadshow saying; “We are delighted to return this year with the largest Bin It! Roadshow schedule to date. The Bin it! Roadshow is an integral part of the GLT campaign and provides an important opportunity to engage with young people about the environmental impacts of littering in a positive and interactive way. It’s great to see the expansion of the Roadshow this year which reflects the level of interest we’re seeing from schools and is a testament to the Bin It! team for creating such an interesting performance.”
Anne Sheeran, Corporate Affairs Specialist Mars Ireland said: “The Bin It! Roadshow is an exciting and extremely important part of the GLT campaign, allowing us to deliver our important messaging to a young and engaged demographic, who are already environmentally conscious and want to make a difference. We are delighted be visiting 25 counties and reaching so many young people again this year.”
The GLT education campaign also includes a roadshow that travels throughout the country in the summer months promoting responsible gum behaviours with the help of local authorities, TV and online advertising campaign, as well as an accompanying website www.gumlittertaskforce.ie.
