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Giving gum a second life

Drake Circus is proud to be sustainably recycling gum with Gumdrop Ltd, the first truly closed loop gum recycling process in the world!

Gumdrop was commercially launched in 2013 with Legoland in Windsor being one of the first sites to sign up. Gumdrop Bins can now be found across the UK and has worked with some fantastic companies and brands, to name a few; BAA, Royal Mail, Virgin, Visa, Amey, ISS, Westfield Shopping Centres and Mars Wrigley’s. Gumdrop Bins have proven to be a great success seeing reductions in gum litter by up to 90% in the first 12 weeks of use in the locations where they are installed.

It’s not just about the Gumdrop Bin though, GUM-TEC®, from which the bins are made from has been further developed into a range of new sustainable polymer compounds which can be used for a vast range of different applications in sectors such as consumer wearables, construction, automotive, cleaning sector and packaging to name a few.

Customers can find Gumdrop bins on our Cornwall Street entrances, and at the pedestrian entrance to the car park on Level 1. The gum collected at our centre will be sent back to Gumdrop to produce additional bins, it takes only 63 pieces of gum to make a new bin!

So we’re encouraging our customers to contribute to cleaner streets and a healthier approach to litter, by chucking their used gum in our bright pink Gumdrops when they shop with us at Drake Circus.

Last updated Thursday 7 November, 2024