What replaces it

Dispensers

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Why it works What it moves Which is where this catalog becomes relevant Tamper evidence matters more than it did Guests have opinions Cleaning and cross-contamination And the dispenser itself is plastic For a supplier this is the growth side And it changed what a supplier sells References

It answers the rule cleanly and moves the packaging problem upstream.

Why it works

A wall-mounted dispenser is not a bottle provided to a guest. Capacity, material and reusability all stop being questions, which is why the industry went this way.

What it moves

The packaging does not disappear; it becomes the refill container in a housekeeping store. That container is larger, is handled by staff, and is the thing a supplier now sells.

Which is where this catalog becomes relevant

A refill container is a bulk bottle with a closure that pours or pumps cleanly. 162 of the containers on this shelf are at or above six ounces, and the larger end of that is the refill market.

Tamper evidence matters more than it did

A refillable dispenser in a public bathroom raises questions a sealed single-use bottle did not. Sealed refill cartridges exist partly for that reason.

Guests have opinions

Some read dispensers as sustainable and some as cheap, and the quality of the dispenser and the product does most of the work in deciding which. That is a product decision rather than a compliance one.

Cleaning and cross-contamination

A refillable dispenser has to be cleaned between refills, and topping up rather than emptying and washing is the common shortcut. For a shared bathroom that is a real hygiene question.

And the dispenser itself is plastic

Which is fine under the statute and is worth noticing. The rule is about small nonreusable bottles rather than about plastic in a bathroom.

For a supplier this is the growth side

Fewer, larger containers sold to the same properties, with a refill relationship rather than a per-stay one. It is a better business than amenity bottles were.

And it changed what a supplier sells

From thousands of small bottles to a smaller number of larger ones on a refill cycle. That is fewer units and a longer relationship, and the catalog already carries the containers for it.

References

California Public Resources Code 42372 and following, added by AB 1162. A "small plastic bottle" is "a plastic bottle or container with less than a 6-ounce capacity that is intended to be nonreusable by the end user". A "lodging establishment" is "an establishment that contains one or more sleeping room accommodations that are rented or otherwise provided to the public, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast inn, or vacation rental". A "personal care product" for this purpose "shall include only shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap". In force from 1 January 2023 above 50 rooms and 1 January 2024 at 50 rooms or fewer, with a written warning for a first violation and up to $500 a day thereafter. codes.findlaw.com

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 18 October 2026. The hospitality shelf is 688 rows: 390 containers and 298 closures, 300 PET, 62 HDPE and 28 glass, from 15 to 500 mL with a median of 118. Measured against six US fluid ounces, 228 containers fall under the line and 162 are at or above it. Of the 28 glass containers, 13 are under 6 oz and the definition does not reach any of them.

Written from California Public Resources Code 42372 and following, and from the catalog as it stood on 18 October 2026. Other states have enacted comparable measures with their own definitions and dates, which this property names rather than quotes; read the one that applies to you. Amenity products are also cosmetics, which the grooming property covers.