SHOPPERS IN WATSONVILLE (WHO DON’T BRING THEIR OWN BAGS) CAN NOW EXPECT TO PAY 25 CENTS FOR A PAPER BAG, INSTEAD OF THE 10 CENTS THEY’VE BEEN PAYING FOR THE LAST YEAR. THE CITY’S SINGLE-USE BAG ORDINANCE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE COUNTY.
THE PAPER BAG SURCHARGE DOES NOT APPLY TO PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED FOOD PURCHASE PROGRAMS SUCH AS W.I.C. AND S.N.A.P.
