New funding will help Watford Borough Council to tackle the sticky issue of chewing gum on town’s streets
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New funding will help Watford Borough Council to tackle the sticky issue of chewing gum on town’s streets
• Watford Borough Council has successfully obtained a grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, to help clean up gum and reduce gum littering.
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