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For many of you, chewing gum is something you chew and eventually spit and throw away, but did you know it is killing the environment? Your 30 seconds of flavor is killing the world. Recent evidence suggests that around 160 billion pounds of food waste are thrown away each year. That food is usually thrown into the ocean or landfills which take thousands to millions of years to erode. To reduce this, I propose that we decrease short lasting foods to encourage those which last a long time. For example, I believe we should ban gum due to its time limited nature. Not only should we ban it in school, we should ban it all over the world. Gum, along with other short lasting foods like candy, should be banned in favor of a more healthy and long lasting alternative, like eggs.
That’s the start keep writing about negative health side effects of gum and sugar and advocate for a required diet at school.