Chewing Gum as Beach Toys: How a Biologist Wants to Make French Coasts Cleaner

When thinking of trash on French beaches, plastic bottles, packaging, or cigarette butts usually come to mind. They lie visibly in the sand, float in the water, or gather between rocks and dunes. But another type of waste often goes unnoticed – even though it occurs millions of times: chewing gum. It is precisely this inconspicuous environmental problem that young biologist Marine Guilbaud from La Rochelle is addressing. With an…