New York state bans small toiletry bottles in hotels
New law will ban small toiletry bottles at hotels
When you check out of a hotel, do you ever try to take a few of those mini shampoo and conditioner bottles with you? Well, here in New York, that's about to be a thing of the past thanks to a new ban on small toiletry bottles. FOX 5 NY's Richard Giacovas breaks down the rules and what you can expect hotels to start offering instead.
NEW YORK - New York state will be mandating hotels to forgo small bottles containing "hospitality care" products such as shampoo and lotions.
The enforcement comes as a bill was passed in the New York Assembly in hopes of reducing waste.
Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, hotels with more than 50 rooms will not be able to provide toiletry bottles under 12 ounces, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation's website.
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The act, which was first introduced in 2019, defines "hospitality personal care product" as a "product provided by a hotel and intended to be applied to or used on the human body or any part thereof for cleansing," the legislation states.
The law says that hotels that break the restriction will first receive a warning with 30 days to "correct the violation."
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If the hotel fails to do so, they will be "liable to the state for a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars."
A $500 fine will follow if the hotel is still providing bottles within the next 30 days, according to the legislation.
Some large hotels have already begun making adjustments.
"We have long been focused on our residential amenities program, switching from small toiletry bottles to larger, pump-topped bottles as part of our commitment to reduce plastic waste," a Marriott Hotels spokesperson told FOX Business.
The spokesperson added that by the end of 2023, Marriot Hotels achieved "95% compliance for the transition to residential bath amenities for certain brands across managed and franchised hotels globally, with additional properties transitioning through 2024."
The act was set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, though hotel industry lobbyists pushed for a delay so hotel staff could use bottles that were left in stock, Fox Television Stations reported.
Last year, a similar law took effect in California to ban tiny toiletry bottles from the state's hotels.
FOX Business reached out to the New York State Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation for additional comment.