If you’ve ever stayed in a New York State hotel, whether for a weekend getaway, a conference for work, or your kid’s soccer tournament, you’ve definitely experienced the amenities some of these hotels have to offer. 

Some hotels here in New York State are more fancy than others, but whether you’re staying at a roadside motel or a five-star resort, you’ll likely find some teeny toiletries available for you to use.

You might not even use those mini bottles of shampoo, moisturizer, and soap, but we bet a lot of New York residents will definitely stuff them in their suitcase to take home (you never know when you may need them!) to use at the gym or during a weekend getaway.

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Well, if you’re traveling this around the holidays and see some of those small bottles in your bathroom, be sure to grab them while you can— because you won’t be able to much longer. 

New York State Is Banning These In Hotels

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A New York State bill that kicks in this January will forbid hotels with 50 or more rooms from providing single-use “hospitality personal care products,” like those tiny shampoos and conditioners we love. 

Hotels with fewer than 50 rooms can still offer them to their customers for the time being, but will be forced to stop supplying them by 2026.

This new New York State law was originally passed back in 2021 as part of an effort to reduce single-use plastic in the state. However, activation of the law was pushed in order to accommodate hotels who ordered tons of individual toiletries during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Now, you’ll begin to see hotels with refillable bottles of shampoo, conditioner and body wash strapped to the walls in the bathroom.

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For those who don’t mind sharing their bathroom supplies with strangers who stayed in your room before you, this isn’t really a big deal. But others may want to bring some extra Clorox wipes with them on their next trip so they can wipe them down first. 

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