If you have visited Pike PlaceMarket in Seattle then you have probably happened upon the very popular MarketTheatre Gum Wall. Located underneath ground level this unusual attraction is
dedicated to the chewed piece of gum. This unique gum wall generates thousands
of tourists a year who flock from all corners of the country to stick their
gnawed gum among the other pieces of gum decorating the wall of the Market
Theatre.
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| Image of gum from the Market Theatre Gum Wall. https://www.facebook.com/TheGumWall/photos_stream |
There is no denying that this
brightly colored gum wall, which has been deemed one of the germiest
attractions in the world, turns masticated gum into art. With the knowledge
that gum is created from a non-biodegradable substance this gum wall will most
likely be around for centuries.
It makes one curious regarding
societies perception of gum pollution and how people discard their chewed gum.
Why do people consider it acceptable behavior to litter, openly and publicly,
in a location like this when they should be outraged that a tradition like this
even began?
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| The white dots are chewing gum spat on the street. |
If you were searching for a new
home would you walk along the sidewalk and be swayed to buy, or not buy, by the
years of discarded gum cemented to the sidewalk in front of the new property?
Would you have the same reaction if someone had littered the front of the
property with empty cups, crushed soda cans, and crinkled newspapers? Would
dried up gum outside of a restaurant deter you from stepping inside for dinner?
Gum litter has become an accepable
behavior in this country and it's time to stop ignoring this type of muck and
start thinking responsibly.
I challenge anyone to take a walk
down any sidewalk and see the destruction that gum pollution leaves behind on
our city streets. It has become unmanageable. Educating ourselves, and our
children, on how to discard our chewing gum is the easiest way to start
breaking the bad habit of spitting out germ infested gum. Gum pollution
awareness starts with being responsible and learning how to discard gum
properly. The easiest way to be proactive in the fight against gum pollution is
by using WraperZ when it's time to throw away chewed gum.
Don't spit it out, don't swallow
it, just WraperZ it and keep nasty chewed gum waste off our streets.
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| www.wraper-z.com |
This article is a contribution of our host blogger, Joe Brucker.
