In 2015, more than 39 million tons of food waste was generated. In 2017, the Bellagio Hotel and Casino also diverted 1,904 tons of food waste to pig farms, a 33 percent increase from 2016, and a 378 percent increase from 2015.įood waste is the single largest type of waste thrown away each year in our daily trash. The hotel donated 6,000 pounds of food, the equivalent of 5,000 meals, to help people in need in the Southern Nevada community. MGM Resorts International implemented a new program to donate unserved food from hotel events, mini-bars, and warehouses to Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas. The Bellagio Hotel and Casino is one of 14 National Food Recovery Challenge Award recipients and is the only recipient in Nevada.
The resort had the greatest percentage food waste reduction of Challenge Hospitality Sector participants. MGM Resorts International - Bellagio Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, has been recognized by EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Michael Stoker with a National Food Recovery Challenge Award. Tools for Preventing and Diverting Food Waste.
