reduce their food waste<\/a>. Not only does it help their bottom line, but it also helps make a small dent on a global problem. The EPA explains, “The staggering amount of wasted food in the United States has far-reaching impacts on resource conservation and food security, while costing businesses and consumers money.”<\/p>\n“Most people, when they think about recycling, they think about the standard metal, plastic, paper \u2013 and the reality is, for an organization like MGM, food, food waste, and food scraps are a significant part of our waste footprint,” said Yalmaz Siddiqui, vice president of corporate sustainability at MGM Resorts. “Our main approach is to think about the type of food that’s coming out of our operations and directing that type of food to the best destination it could go to.”<\/p>\n
By the Numbers: Vegas Food<\/b><\/h2>\n
Per the National Restaurant Association, Nevada is home to roughly 6,000 eating and drinking locations. Sales hit $9.9 billion in 2018, and the restaurant industry employed 291,200 food service workers.<\/p>\n
A massive amount of food is shipped into Southern Nevada each day. While precise data on just how much food is consumed each day isn’t available, PBS NewsHour <\/i>in 2017 said 30 tons of shrimp arrive in Las Vegas each day. That’s 60,000 pounds.<\/p>\n
A shrimp cocktail at Wynn Las Vegas’ Lakeside restaurant goes for $25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts have been named to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) list of “Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions.” The honor recognizes companies committed to reducing their food loss and waste by 50 percent over the next decade. MGM, Nevada’s largest employer and owner of the most casino resorts on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":126723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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