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APTOS – Santa Cruz County told merchants and shoppers no more plastic. And now Monterey County is on board with the ordinance.
Central Coast News reached out to shoppers in Santa Cruz county to see how they've been holding up after the ordinance was put in place.
Bill and Kathy Ross carry little pouches stuffed with re-usable bags.
"We're using these. They're so much more convenient. You can put it in your pocket, put it in your purse. Makes it so much easier," said Kathy Ross.
"We don't have as much trash in our home. We used to have this big bag of bags and we no longer have that," said Bill Ross.
Ed Burt said the plastic bag ban didn't affect him because he re-uses the brown bags he's already got.
He has a trunk full of dozens to avoid having to pay 10 cents per paper bag.
"I've always used paper because I've always felt they were more recyclable," he said. "Groceries are expensive enough without having a bag surcharge on it."
The charge is exactly why people like Leona August doesn't like the new law.
"I think that's a pain in the neck," she said. "I forget them frequently and also I'm running out of bags that I reuse. I reuse them for many, many things and that's mostly the reason."
