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Old Jul 9, 2022 | 12:34 am
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Originally Posted by lAzyTraveler
Recently stayed at Alila Napa Valley. They had (MALIN+GOETZ) instead of Votary.

California is about to put into effect an already legislature approved ban hotels from offering single use plastic hotel toiletries. Despite that those plastic toiletries were recyclable containers and also refillable (if emptied, rinsed, etc.).

These foil containers will not be impacted by that ban, and will be able to continue to be offered after the ban is in place next year. These foil containers are truly single use, cannot be recycled, cannot be refilled, and will just be thrown out, no option. Oh well. At least it is a solution.
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