Gumdrop®

Gumdrop®

On-the-go gum bins and upcycled gum products

What does this brand sell?

Gum membership, gum bins, upcycled gum products like mugs, pencils and notepads

United Kingdom

Vegan/ vegetarian?
Unknown
Delivery
No details are available regarding delivery methods
Transportation mode
Unknown
Vegan / vegetarian
Unknown
Delivery
No details are available regarding delivery methods
Transportation Mode
Unknown

Does this brand offset carbon emissions and/or implement circular business practices?

They do not mention carbon emission offset, but their business stimulates circular economies by using waste (gum) as a resource to make new products

About The Company

Get the ins and outs

Gumdrop was founded in 2011 to tackle gum littering. Gumdrop was created using a closed loop design, where gum waste could be used to make bins to collect waste chewing gum. The bins have been installed in collaboration with many companies and brands, and have shown to reduce gum litter by up to 90%.

But, the bin is just one side of the story: the recycled gum has been used to create GUM-TEC®, a new sustainable polymer compound that can be used for many applications such as wearables, construction and the cleaning sector. You can buy the Gumdrop bins on-the-go as well as their GUM-TEC items, and as a company or organization you can get in touch to install a bin at your location or collaborate in a different way.

“To tackle the global problem of gum litter”

Over 10,000,000 pieces of gum have been collected

Companies have saved over 1,000,000 GBP on cleaning bills

Over 300,000 GUM-TEC products have been made

No information has been found on their future plans

Placement in ’35 Women Under 35 to Change the Future’

Homes & Gardens Eco Designer of the Year Award 2012

Placed in Europe’s 100 Hottest Start-ups

Product details

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Store locator

There is no physical shop available.

Delivery To* (Website)

Delivery to Europe

Subscription

You can get a 3-month subscription to get monthly chewing gup options and a Gumdrop (bin) for on the go

Store locator

There is no physical shop available.

Delivery To* (Website)

Delivery to Europe

Packaging/packaging materials

No details are available regarding packaging.

Donations / partnerships

They partner with many different companies to distribute the GumDrop bins, but also to make new products. For example, they partnered up with Adidas to create shoes and with MGS to manufacture plant pots.

Subscription

You can get a 3-month subscription to get monthly chewing gup options and a Gumdrop (bin) for on the go

Materials

GUM-TEC® is made from waste gum

Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

Yes

Certifications

No information has been found on certifications

Materials

GUM-TEC® is made from waste gum

Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

Yes

Packaging/packaging materials

No details are available regarding packaging.

Donations / partnerships

They partner with many different companies to distribute the GumDrop bins, but also to make new products. For example, they partnered up with Adidas to create shoes and with MGS to manufacture plant pots.

Certifications

No information has been found on certifications

in depth production details

Analyze their supply chain: from the sourcing of raw materials to the people who make the product

No information on this is provided by the brand.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

Gum membership + on-the-go Gumdrop bin = GBP 10.50 – 17.97

Tumbler Mug – GBP 8.50

Pencils – GBP 6.50

No information on this is provided by the brand.

Gumdrop uses recycled materials to make new ones, which reduces the need to extract new resources which requires energy.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

Gumdrop reduces waste by providing gum bins, which they have shown can lead to up top 90% reduced gum littering.

It also helps reduce waste by recycling gum to make new products, closing loops. When your Gumdrop bin is full, you can return it and they will use it to make new Gumdrops!

No information on this is provided by the brand.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

Further reading

No more information regarding sustainability reports, life cycle analyses or impact reports is available.

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