Weakly asking: Does chewing gum pollute the environment?

Chewing gum cannot be swallowed because the chewing gum is made from something that cannot be eaten. 120 years ago, the inventor Adams made it from sugar gum in Mexico"Chewing gum number one"Later, people used synthetic resin instead of gum, and then added some refined white rubber, solvent white wax and other additives to make chewing gum"Gum-based".When making chewing gum, starch syrup, spices, and powdered sugar are added to the gum base, and after processing, slicing, and with beautiful packaging, chewing gum is born.

The syrup, spices, and powdered sugar in chewing gum can be swallowed with human saliva, and the rest is a gum base that is neither chewable nor edible. The glue base has a strong stickiness, when people spit at will, the glue base is firmly stuck to the ground or other attachments, broom park theater or school, you can often see some ladies, gentlemen, students and young children"Chic" "Comfortable"Chewing on the ground. After enjoying it, I inadvertently vomited, and the problem came, the residue was very sticky in the mouth, spit on the floor, and the wall was also very sticky.

As a result, they clinged to the ground and were stepped on a few more times, causing pieces of pollution. This kind of pollution is not as disgusting and conspicuous as the atmosphere, water quality, and noise, nor is it as obvious as waste paper, dirt and other garbage to be removed. It is inconspicuous, but it will sometimes pop up and make you sick (I once accidentally sat on a public chair with three pieces of chewing gum residue stuck to my body), this is indeed a kind of pollution that cannot be swept away, the mop can not be dragged off, and it is insoluble in water, it is difficult to remove, and the gum base of chewing gum that becomes a pollutant is both acid and alkali resistant, and it is difficult to remove it in the natural environment (such as soil), although it can be burned, but if it is scattered and sticky in a public place, it is actually difficult to destroy, so it forms a special pollution, It's tricky to clear.

It can be dissolved by soaking in carbon tetrachloride, but carbon tetrachloride is a toxic substance and will also cause pollution to the environment. Therefore, this method is also undesirable. In addition, chewing gum contains two plasticizers, DPOD and BPDG, both of which are toxic substances.

If you chew 7---8 pieces of chewing gum a day, it will reach the dose of human poisoning, affect appetite and risk health.

Chewing gum is made of natural gum or glycerol resin as the base of colloid, mixed and pressed with syrup, mint, sweeteners, etc.

The main ingredient of gum residue is gum base, which can be used in the mouth to chew, blow foam, and clean the mouth and teeth. However, if it is spit on the floor, carpet and clothing, it will become dirty and bacterialing, and it will be difficult to remove.

Chewing gum gum base is not sticky in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal and other watery environments, it is almost fluid in the human stomach, and because the materials of chewing gum gum are polymer, the human body can not absorb it, so there is no problem in a small number of children accidentally eat chewing gum and bubblegum gum.

Chewing gum base is composed of natural or synthetic elastic substances, film-forming substances, softeners and filler substances. The film-forming material in the middle is particularly viscous (blowing bubbles relies on viscous substances).

Chewing gum is very popular abroad, and the disposal of chewing gum residues abroad is very simple, that is, when eating chewing gum, put a piece of chewing gum in the inner wrapper, spit out the residue in the wrapping paper after eating the chewing gum, wrap it in a pocket and throw it in the trash.

Fresh gum residue is easy to dispose of immediately, but it is difficult to deal with old residue that is dusty and melted by the sun and then penetrates into the object (especially inside the fibers of the carpet). Generally, the surface slag is scraped off and cleaned with a gum-based solvent.

It can be seen that chewing gum does not pollute the environment. But it's not good to vomit casually after eating.

In fact, I personally feel that enjoyment will be contrary to sustainable development.