latte levy

English

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.
   • 2018 July 10, Rebecca Smithers, “Starbucks introduces 'latte levy' of 5p on single-use paper cups”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

     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.

   • 2022 July 22, “Disposable cup levy to be introduced in Ireland”, in BBC‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

     The so-called latte levy aims to incentivise the use of recycled and reusable alternatives to single-use disposable packaging.

   • 2023 July 17, Barry O'Halloran, “Latte levy will hit thousands of jobs and may close businesses, industry says”, in The Irish Times‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-07-17:

     Research commissioned by the Irish Paper Packaging Circularity Alliance (IPPCA) calculates that the 20 cent tax, dubbed the latte levy, could cause 4,244 job losses in coffee shops as customers respond by cutting consumption.