We all want people to have a good first impression when they visit our home, business, or North Lincolnshire in general. And yet, for some reason, plenty of people spit out their chewing gum while out and about, or stick the sticky mess to walls, furniture and surfaces out in public.
If your business, home or town suffers from hard-to-remove gum, here's what you need to know and this is where chewing gum removal services in North Lincolnshire come in very handy.
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In small amounts on the pavement, it may seem like chewing gum is simply not worth worrying about. But actually, chewing gum is a burden to businesses and North Lincolnshire Council alike. It leaves behind unattractive marks and stains that impact the perception of your property. Even when it's removed, it often leaves behind a gross sticky residue. In fact, it's actually really quite hard to remove chewing gum without leaving some behind, especially when removing gum manually.
It is not just chewing gum that is the problem, either, as the substance easily grips other contaminants and debris. By doing so, it creates a floor covered in litter, even further impacting the appearance of wherever it has been dropped.
It isn't a small issue, either. There are an estimated 547 billion pieces of chewing gum chewed a year, and 87% of Britain's streets are stained with gum. It is estimated that gum stuck to the floor is second only behind cigarette butts as the largest littering item globally. And, once stuck to the floor, chewing gum takes up to 5 years to biodegrade. Sometimes, it can even become permanently attached to hard surfaces. This is all because it is made from synthetic materials that give it durability, making it better to chew, but that also gives it incredible adhesion properties and makes it harden on the streets.
At EMS Powerwash, we offer expert cleaning services for homes and businesses across the East Midlands. Our team uses the best tools and techniques to make your property look brand new. No matter the job, we deliver reliable, high-quality results every time.
EMS Powerwash advises in order to save the issue of removing gum, chewers should dispose of their chewing gum properly. However, it is no simple task to tell all chewing gum enjoyers to ensure they safely dispose of their waste by placing it in the bin.
That's why it is advisable for businesses and councils to, where possible, place more bins around, offering chewers the option to dispose of as much gum as they'd like in the plastic bag within the bin.
So how can you remove chewing gum? After all, the typical paint scraper method simply isn't enough a lot of the time. It leaves remaining residue, even on a flat surface. So when it comes to removing chewing gum stuck to our pavements, shopping centre floors, walls, how are we supposed to do it?
There are a few ways that experts like EMS Powerwash in North Lincolnshire can remove chewing gum, even after it has hardened. If you want the sticky mess and stains removed from your property, here are some of the ways it might be tackled.
When chewing gum is caught early enough, and is on a flat surface, it can be scraped off of the surface. This must be done carefully so as not to damage the surfaces, and it may well leave grease or residue on the surface, but the bulk of the adhesive can often be removed this way.
One of the other issues with removing chewing gum manually is that the process is long and tiresome. For places like warehouses, shopping centres and other businesses, removing gum manually simply isn't feasible.
The methods we use to remove chewing gum from pavements involve specialised steam cleaning and low-pressure washing techniques. This ensures thorough removal without damaging the pavement surface.
