Comments on: Recycled Chewing Gum Turned Into Chewing Gum Bins http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/08/24/recycled-chewing-gum-turned-into-chewing-gum-bins/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anson Chappell http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/08/24/recycled-chewing-gum-turned-into-chewing-gum-bins/comment-page-1/#comment-41984 Anson Chappell Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:05:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=12099#comment-41984 Link to an interview with Gumdrop founder. Source: CBC Radio's Spark. http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2010/06/spark-117-june-20-22-2010/ Link to an interview with Gumdrop founder. Source: CBC Radio’s Spark.

http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2010/06/spark-117-june-20-22-2010/

]]> By: Unfashenomic http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/08/24/recycled-chewing-gum-turned-into-chewing-gum-bins/comment-page-1/#comment-41982 Unfashenomic Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:32:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=12099#comment-41982 I'd be curious how difficult/expensive it is to recycle chewing gum into something plastic-like. It's a nice symbol to reuse old gum, but plastic is cheap -- why not use that, and just have 5x more gum receptacles? I’d be curious how difficult/expensive it is to recycle chewing gum into something plastic-like. It’s a nice symbol to reuse old gum, but plastic is cheap — why not use that, and just have 5x more gum receptacles?

]]> By: Liz http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/08/24/recycled-chewing-gum-turned-into-chewing-gum-bins/comment-page-1/#comment-41975 Liz Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:33:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=12099#comment-41975 How clever! I hope it catches on and people actually use it - gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe is disgusting. How clever! I hope it catches on and people actually use it – gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe is disgusting.

]]> By: Elissa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/08/24/recycled-chewing-gum-turned-into-chewing-gum-bins/comment-page-1/#comment-41930 Elissa Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:42:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=12099#comment-41930 $300 million / yr in gum removal?! $300 million / yr in gum removal?!

]]> By: Anthony http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/08/24/recycled-chewing-gum-turned-into-chewing-gum-bins/comment-page-1/#comment-41920 Anthony Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:42:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=12099#comment-41920 This is a really neat idea! I'd love to see some more of these across the U.S.! Though I'm not sure how many other people would use them... This is a really neat idea! I’d love to see some more of these across the U.S.! Though I’m not sure how many other people would use them…

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