A TEAM have been ridding Barnsley town centre's streets of chewing gum.
You may have spotted men in green outfits and orange backpacks roaming the streets recently. They're the council's Neighbourhood Pride team, who have been using specialised equipment to get rid of the sticky stuff.
Almost a billion packets of chewing gum are sold in the UK every year, but around 90 per cent of it ends up on the streets.
The gum-busting team have been using a machine to clean up the town's streets, which desiccates the gum into a powder that can then be swept up.
Coun Roy Miller, cabinet spokesperson for place, said: "There's a lot of redevelopment taking place in the town centre, but it's still important to keep the area clean, tidy and welcoming.
"It costs around £1.6 million to collect litter and clean up gum and cigarette ends from streets in the borough, so I urge people to be responsible and dispose of their litter correctly.
"Anyone caught blighting our town will be fined."
