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| Subject: Gulp! Mexico tells citizens/slaves to swallow their gum Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:27 pm | |
| MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The country that gave the world chewing gum is getting gummed up: The average square yard (meter) of Mexico City sidewalk has 70 blobs of discarded chew.
Now Mexico is responding with innovations ranging from expensive sidewalk steam-cleaners to natural chewing gum that breaks down quickly. It's even telling its citizens (gulp!) to swallow their gum.
The general in the war on discarded chewing gum is Ricardo Jaral, Mexico City's director for conservation of public spaces.
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