'Latte levy' - a tax on coffee cups? BBC News Review

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.

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in an attempt to (achieve something)

combat
try to stop something bad happening

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young people who are very clever and successful

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