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Definition pay-as-you-throw in British English

pay-as-you-throw adjective

adjective
1

a system in which people pay for their rubbish to be collected and the amount they pay is based on the amount of rubbish they produce

Example

Brewer's pay-as-you-throw program went into effect in January 2011, with residents paying for orange pay-as-you-throw trash bags imprinted with the city's logo that they could fill and put out for curbside pickup.

Definition pay-as-you-throw in British English