![]() ![]() By 1848 the first commercial chewing gum was being produced in America and before the turn of the 18th century a number of products were on the market, many of which, in name, are still in existence today.Ĭhicle was originally the raw ingredient of choice but as the need to chew expanded around the world supply was never going to meet the growing demand and by the 1950’s manufacturers were replacing it with a synthetic product. Native Americans chewed the resin from spruce trees and settlers quickly picked up the habit. The Ancient Greeks used to chew resin from the Mastic tree while the Aztecs and Mayans enjoyed chicle, a tree sap that they also used as an early form of adhesive. People around the world have been chewing ‘gum like’ substances for thousands of years. We are creating 100,000 tonnes of Plastic Pollution every year and it’s coming from your mouth! ![]()
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