A California bill aims to ban complimentary shampoo bottles found in hotels
Now, California state lawmakers are seeking to ban hotels and other lodging establishments from providing single-use small plastic bottles to their customers in an effort to reduce waste.was introduced in February. If it passes, it will be put into effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
The types of businesses the bill refers to include establishments like a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast or vacation rental. Stressing the importance of reducing the unnecessary use of plastic, Kalra said the hotel industry is a “relatively low hanging fruit,” since there is a viable alternative of replacing bottles with refillable dispensers, which many hotels have started to use.announced plans to replace individual amenity bottles with in-shower dispensers at 1,500 hotels in North America, and to remove plastic straws worldwide by July 2019.
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