Santa Cruz County will soon begin collecting half of a 25-cent charge on single-use cups as a tax in the county’s unincorporated areas to support efforts to reduce the accumulation of plastic, trash and other pollutants in local waterways.

The county’s Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to begin collecting the tax on Jan. 1, 2023. The cup charge has been in effect since July 1.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.