It’s Time To Switch To Plastic-Free Chewing Gum

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Takeaways:

  • Today’s chewing gum gets its chewiness from plastic, but there are alternatives to plastic gum.
  • Many plastic-free chewing gums are made of chicle, a material extracted from the sapodilla tree, which the Mayans chewed.
  • These gums also contain natural sweeteners derived from the bark of birch and beech trees.

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