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'Latte levy' – a tax on coffee cups?: BBC News Review reviews



Do you care about the environment? Billions of coffee cups are thrown away every year. Now some British politicians want to raise money for recycling in the UK by adding an extra charge – the ‘latte levy’ – to disposable coffee cups.

Key words and phrases

in a bid to
in an attempt to (achieve something)

combat
try to stop something bad happening

whizz-kids
young people who are very clever and successful

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