A government-backed organisation funded by Britain’s major chewing gum manufacturers has granted Fife Council £22,500 to tackle the “blight” of gum litter in St Andrews. The Chewing Gum Task Force (CGTF) is a voluntary producer responsibility scheme managed by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy (KBT) and funded by manufacturers including Mars Wrigley — the company behind Hubba Bubba — and Perfetti Van Melle, the creator of Mentos. The scheme was started in 2021 by the Department for...