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Dictionary definition of “plastax”

plastax

n. a per-unit fee levied on the use of plastic bags. Subjects: , ,
Etymological Note: plastic + tax
Citations: 2002 Chris Parkin Sunday Mirror (U.K.) (Mar. 3) “Shoppers face taxing time over bag charge”: Information about the “plastax” has been passed on to the public through a television advertising and billboard campaign. 2005 James Reynolds Scotsman (Glasgow, Scotland) (June 21) “Bid to bag new tax from shoppers”: He said there was evidence in Ireland that the “plastax,” as it is known, has led to a 90 per cent reduction in plastic-bag use, significantly benefiting landfill sites, where the bags take up to 100 years to break down.

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