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latte levy

latte levy noun: a proposed tax on disposable coffee cups or paper cups in general, with the purpose of reducing waste.

Noun

latte levy (plural latte levies)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A proposed tax on disposable coffee cups or paper cups in general, with the purpose of reducing waste.
    • Starbucks is the first UK coffee chain to introduce a national “latte levy” - a 5p charge on single-use paper coffee cups - in a bid to reduce the overuse and waste of 2.5bn disposable cups every year.2018 July 10, Rebecca Smithers, “Starbucks introduces 'latte levy' of 5p on single-use paper cups”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024
    • The so-called latte levy aims to incentivise the use of recycled and reusable alternatives to single-use disposable packaging.2022 July 22, “Disposable cup levy to be introduced in Ireland”, in BBC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024

Forms of latte levy

plurallatte levies

Questions about latte levy

What does latte levy mean?
Latte levy means a proposed tax on disposable coffee cups or paper cups in general, with the purpose of reducing waste.
What part of speech is latte levy?
Latte levy is a noun.
What is the plural of latte levy?
The plural of latte levy is latte levies.

Words near latte levy in the dictionary

  1. latte artist
  2. latte artists
  3. latte arts
  4. latte factor
  5. latte levies
  6. latte levy
  7. latte liberal
  8. latte liberals
  9. latte macchiati
  10. latte macchiato
  11. latte macchiatos

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