GPI 2010 Friends of Glass • MGM Resorts International
Company Name
MGM Resorts International
Website
Contact Information
Brad Tomm
Sustainability Manager
CityCenter Project Office
4882 Frank Sinatra Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 590 5000
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is one of the world’s leading global hospitality companies, operating a peerless portfolio of destination resort brands, including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. The Company has significant holdings in gaming, hospitality and entertainment, owns and operates 15 properties located in Nevada, Mississippi and Michigan, and has 50% investments in four other properties in Nevada, Illinois and Macau. One of those investments is CityCenter, an unprecedented urban resort destination on the Las Vegas Strip featuring its centerpiece ARIA Resort & Casino. Through its hospitality management subsidiary, the Company holds a growing number of development and management agreements for casino and non-casino resort projects around the world. MGM Resorts International supports responsible gaming and has implemented the American Gaming Association’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming at its gaming properties. The Company has been honored with numerous awards and recognitions for its industry-leading Diversity Initiative, its community philanthropy programs and the Company’s commitment to sustainable development and operations. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company’s Web site at www.mgmresorts.com.
Glass Container Recycling/Sustainability Achievements
In the heart of Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International and its world class resorts, restaurants and entertainment venues are using and recycling tons of glass containers 24 hours a day. In 2009, nearly 2.3 million pounds (1,150 tons) of glass bottles and containers were recycled at the Company’s 10 Las Vegas properties. Three million pounds of glass was recycled in the first six months of 2010, putting MGM Resorts on pace to recycle 6 million pounds of glass (3,000 tons) by then end of the year, nearly tripling the 2009 tonnage. By partnering with the local franchise waste hauler, MGM Resorts has been very successful at capturing almost all the glass used by its hotel operations and guests. Glass is sorted and separated at the resorts into large containers. Recycling glass on a large scale first started at the Mandalay Bay Resort in 2008 and quickly spread to the company’s nine other Las Vegas Strip resorts. The recycled glass goes to where the demand is, locally and regionally. MGM Resorts even sends a portion of its glass to a Las Vegas company that creates decorative stone, trim, and finishes for building exteriors. Next time you finish a bottle of beer or wine at an MGM Resorts property in Las Vegas, the odds are great that your glass bottle will be recycled.
Other Recycling/Sustainability Achievements
MGM Resorts International is not only recognized for its glass recycling initiatives, but it is also globally recognized for its leadership in sustainable design, development and operations. MGM Resorts’ newest property, CityCenter, is a global showcase of urban design and human sustainability. As a part of this development, ARIA and Vdara were each awarded the prestigious LEED Gold Certification for sustainable design and construction from the U.S. Green Building Council. Similarly, The Green Key Eco-Rating Program, the largest international program evaluating sustainable hotel operations, has awarded twelve MGM Resorts properties a distinguished Green Key designation for “green” business operations. Following the philosophy of Conserve Today, Protect Tomorrow, MGM Resorts’ approach to sustainability focuses on five goals - natural resources conservation, sustainable construction and renovation, waste management, sustainable procurement, and communication and education. This strategic framework of raising environmental awareness and promoting sustainability forms the platform from which MGM Resorts is fundamentally changing the way its properties do business. Through its innovative efforts in 2009, MGM Resorts’ properties diverted more than 20,000 tons of material from landfills. Content ranged from thousands of wine corks, to hundreds of gallons of hydraulic oil used by the high-tech, revolving stage in the MGM Grand’s KA Theater. The Company also makes significant contributions in more mainstream recycling efforts and represents about 21 percent of the glass recycled in Clark County, Nevada.
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About the institute
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound environmental policies and educate packaging professionals. GPI member companies manufacture glass containers for food, beverage, cosmetic and many other products. GPI also has associate members that represent a broad range of suppliers and closure manufacturers.
