LAS VEGAS - At a farm outside Las Vegas, a herd of pigs feasts on lobster, sausage links and beef. The Venetian and Palazzo casino-resorts, which are operated by Las Vegas Sands, send their food scraps to the Las Vegas Livestock pig farm 25 miles north of the Strip. ( John Locher / AP Photo ) In this March 26, 2019, photo, volunteers put together food trays at Three Square, a food bank in Las Vegas. ( John Locher / AP Photo ) In this April 2, 2019, photo, pigs eat from a trough at the Las Vegas Livestock pig farm in Las Vegas. “Most people, when they think about recycling, they think about the standard metal, plastic, paper — and the reality is, for an organization like MGM, food, food waste, food scraps is a significant part of our waste footprint,” said Yalmaz Siddiqui, vice-president of corporate sustainability at MGM Resorts International.

Source: thestar April 28, 2019 15:22 UTC