Spilling over: New 25-cent fee set for Santa Cruz to-go cups
(WorldNews Environment)

SANTA CRUZ — By Labor Day, those triple-mocha lattes to go will come with a little something extra on the side: a 25-cent surcharge. The Santa Cruz City Council approved a 25-cent fee on disposable cups Tuesday, to be enforced after Labor Day. The fee aims to cut back on waste by encouraging customers to bring reusable cups. (Dan Coyro — Santa Cruz Sentinel file) The Santa Cruz City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to update its existing food-packaging ordinance to further encourage environmentally sustainable business practices. The move puts the city in line with similar legislative updates made last year by the city of Watsonville and Santa Cruz County. “Imposing a fee...