City of Santa Cruz Poised to Ban Plastic Bags, Styrofoam Sales

Sorry, bags. You're not welcome here anymore. Photo by Curtis Cartier.

Plastic bags and Styrofoam are going to be scarce sights around these parts soon. On Monday, March 19, the day before a plastic bag ban went into effect in unincorporated Santa Cruz County, the city of Santa Cruz proper took steps to outlaw single-use plastic bags and the sale of polystyrene cups, coolers and peanuts. The public works commission unanimously passed the measures, paving the way for city council to vote on them.

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