单词 | polluter pays |
释义 | > as lemmaspolluter pays b. polluter pays: the principle by which whoever is responsible for an occurrence of environmental pollution is expected to bear the cost of mitigating the effects; also in polluter pays principle. ΚΠ 1972 Times 29 Mar. 7/3 The document adopts the much debated principle of ‘the polluter pays’. 1975 Chem. Week (Nexis) 22 Oct. 67 The bureau's record is impressive: detailed, compulsory quality standards for drinking water; adoption of the ‘polluter pays’ principle for dealing with environmental cleanup; [etc.]. 1998 Chartered Surveyor Monthly May 40/1 The landfill tax also complements the government's environmental principles of sustainability and ‘polluter pays’. < as lemmas |
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