The Big Apple is implementing a ban on single-use plastic toiletry bottles in hotels. Beginning January 1, 2025, hotels with more than 50 rooms will no longer provide the miniature shampoo and conditioner bottles. Smaller establishments with fewer rooms will have a grace period until January 1, 2026 to comply with the ban. Fines for violations begin at $250 and escalate with repeat offenses. The collected funds will go towards environmental protection efforts in the state. New York will be the second state after California to ban the little bottles that guests adore and often take home with them at the end of their stay. It’s likely guests won’t like knowing that other guests have previously used toiletry products in the larger bottles, but New York officials are more concerned about plastic waste.
