To maximize the volume of materials we divert from landfills, all materials disposed of in event and convention spaces, guestrooms, kitchens, dining areas, casino floors and other areas are hand sorted in our sorting facilities. We recycle more than 30 materials, from standards like cardboard, plastic and glass to more unexpected items such as mattresses, grease to biofuel, hangers and oyster shells.

With 4.4 million square feet of event space and more than 400 dining outlets, food waste is our largest waste stream. Guided by the EPA Food Recovery Hierarchy, we divert food waste to pig farms and compost while rescuing surplus food through our Feeding Forward program. Since 2016, we’ve donated more than 5 million meals into the community, tackling both food waste and food insecurity at scale.

Overfishing and improper treatment have been detrimental to its oyster populations. To contribute to the regeneration of this keystone ecosystem, the culinary and food and beverage teams at MGM National Harbor partnered with a local oyster farm to collect and send oyster shells. The program once again expanded when Beau Rivage Resort & Casino partnered with the Nature Conservancy to help begin Mississippi’s first oyster restoration program on the Gulf Coast.

We offer refillable amenities across all 20 domestic properties, encompassing almost 44,000 guest rooms and eliminating the use of nearly 27 million bottles of single-use plastic annually.

Sustainability is a strategic priority for many public and private sector organizations around the world. Naturally, sustainability thinking extends into events. At MGM Resorts, we have designed a portfolio of unique venues and offer a comprehensive set of ideas to help clients enhance the social and environmental benefits associated with their events.