BALLY'SNumber of Hotel Rooms: 2832
Recycling and Sorting Service Provider: Waste Management Inc.
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: sorting takes place 24 hours per day
Number of Employees: two employees per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, food waste
Materials Not Recovered: Currently glass is not being recovered at the hotel, due to the poor market for recycled glass.
Other Program Features:
Bally's is the only hotel in Las Vegas that has a specially designed area for storage and sorting of food waste. The food waste storage area is located adjacent to the hotel receiving dock, and is refrigerated with cooling fans to minimize odor.
Waste Management Inc. has provided a drop-off container for Bally's employees to bring their recyclables (newspaper and aluminum) from home. Waste Management Inc. pays Bally's for the aluminum, and the proceeds are used for the employees "fun/emergency fund".
California Hotel and Casino
Number of Hotel Rooms: 781
Quantity of Solid Waste Generated: 11 tons per day/132 tons per month
Date of Program Implementation: 1992
Recycling and Waste Sorting Service Provider: Waste Management Inc.
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: sorting takes place 24 hours per day
Number of Employees: one employee per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, food waste, glass
Average Per Month of Recovered Materials: 20 tons of recyclables are recovered monthly
Other Program Benefits: Although the dollar value is unknown, The California Hotel recovered 72,792 pieces last year of silverware, dishes, linens and other items of value that were unintentionally thrown away.
Comments:
According to Lane Conley, the Food and Beverage Director at the California Hotel, the primary reasons for implementing a recycling program were to retrieve materials such as linens, dishes and silverware unintentionally discarded in the trash, reduce waste hauling fees, and for the hotel to do their part to conserve natural resources and preserve the environment. The recycling program at the California Hotel has been an important part of the hotel's effort to increase efficiency and control expenses.
Harrah's of Las Vegas
Number of Hotel Rooms: 1713
Date of Program Implementation: November 1988
Recycling and Waste Sorting Service Provider: ARMS Recycling (solid waste);
Waste Management Inc./RC Farms (food waste)
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: 24 hours per day
Number of Employees: three per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, food waste, glass
Recycling Program Costs: $6,700 per month/$80,400 per year
Recycling Program Total Savings: $4,000 per month/$48,000 per year in waste hauling fees; $5,000-$5,500 per month/$60,000-$66,000 per year in recovered materials
Other Program Features: Harrah's generates and recycles 2-3 tons of cardboard every day. Harrah's recycles approximately 28 tons of steel annually, which generates $560.00 in revenue for a material that would otherwise be thrown away.
Comments: Ken Teeters was a manager at Harrah's of Las Vegas for 18 years. He began the hotel recycling program in November 1988 as the result of an employee suggestion that was forwarded to him for review. A visual waste assessment and monitoring was conducted for 2 weeks to determine the composition of the waste, and to determine the feasibility of a recycling program.
Prior to implementing a recycling program, the hotel's 36-cubic yard compactor was picked up daily during the week, and twice per day on the weekends. Because the hotel has been able to recycle a significant portion of their waste, the hotel was able to reduce their garbage pick-ups from nine per week to seven. This saves Harrah's $48,000 per year in waste hauling fees.
Employee Program: Harrah's has a separate collection area for employees to recycle their own materials (aluminum, glass and paper), including those brought from home. All the proceeds from the employee recycling go to the "Sunshine Fund", a fund that loans money to employees for emergencies.
Las Vegas Hilton
Number of Hotel Rooms: 3700
Date of Program Implementation: January 1995
Recycling and Waste Sorting Service Provider: Silver State Disposal
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: 16 hours per day
Number of Employees: one per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, glass
Materials Not Recovered: Food Waste
Other Program Features: The Engineering Department at the Las Vegas Hilton recycles all possible metals. Refrigerators and motors of example, are disassembled and the metals separated. The proceeds from the recycled metals ($600-800 each time) are used for pizza parties and other events for Engineering Department employees. Some items such as refrigerators and other appliances are donated to local apprenticeship programs so trade students can use them to learn repair techniques.
Comments: According to Tip Josza, DIrector of Property Operations at the Hilton, the primary reasons for implementing the recycling program were to prevent the unnecessary landfilling of materials, to recover materials unintentionally thrown away, and to improve public relations.
Maxim Hotel Casino
Number of Hotel Rooms: 800
Date of Recycling Program Implementation: 1983
Recycling and Waste Sorting Service Provider: Waste Management Inc.
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: 16 hours per day
Number of Employees: one per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, food waste
Percent Composition (By Weight) of Recyclable Materials Generated: cardboard 26%, plastic 5%, aluminum 6%, tin 2%, food waste 71%
Materials Not Recovered For Recycling: glass
Amount of Waste Generated Prior to Recycling: 1,092 cubic yards per month/13,104 cubic yards per year
Amount of Waste Generated After Recycling Program Implementation: 624 cubic yards per month/7488 cubic yards per year
A 42.86% reduction in waste generation as a result of recycling
Waste Hauling Rates Prior to Recycling: $6,981.63 per month/$83,779.56 per year
Waste Hauling Rates After Recycling Program Implementation: $4,700.00 per month/$56,400.00 per year
A 32.68% reduction in waste hauling fees as a result of recycling
Recycling Program Total Savings: $2,281.63 per month/$27,379.56 per year in waste hauling fees; $1,800 per month/$21,600 per year in recovered materials.
Comments: The Maxim Hotel began recycling the hotel's waste long before recycling became popular in the Las Vegas hotel industry. The Maxim implemented a recycling program in an effort to reduce waste disposal costs, to retrieve materials, and to keep the hotel receiving dock clean.
MGM Grand
Number of Hotel Rooms: 5005
Date of Recycling Program Implementation: 1994
Recycling and Waste Sorting Service Provider: Silver State Disposal
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: 24 hours per day
Number of Employees: three per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, glass
Food Waste is picked up by RC Farms
Amount of Waste Generated Prior to Recycling: 2,814 cubic yards per month/33,768 cubic yards per year.
Amount of Waste Generated After Recycling Program Implementation: 2,190 cubic yards per month/26,280 cubic yards per year
A 22.17 % reduction in waste generation as a result of recycling.
Waste Hauling Rates Prior to Recycling: $22,816.37 per month/$273,796.40 per year
Waste Hauling Rates After Recycling Program Implementation: $13,965.62 per month/$167,587.44 per year
A 38.79% reduction in waste hauling fees as a result of recycling.
Recycling Program Total Savings: $8,850.75 per month/$106,208.96 per year in waste hauling fees
Comments: The receiving dock at the MGM Grand was designed with waste sorting and recycling in mind. The old receiving dock was remodeled during the hotel's renovation, allowing additional space for a recycling compactor, two cardboard balers, and four 3 cu/yd dumpsters (to sort glass by color).
Prior to implementing a recycling program, the hotel's two 36 cubic yard compactors were picked up daily during the week, and twice per day on the weekends. Because the hotel has been able to recycle a significant portion of their waste, the hotel was able to reduce their garbage pick-ups from nine per week to seven. This saves the MGM $167,587.44 per year in waste hauling fees.
Monte CarloNumber of Hotel Rooms: 3014
Date of Recycling Program Implementation: June 1996
Recycling and Waste Sorting Service Provider: Silver State Disposal
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: 24 hours per day
Number of Employees: two per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, glass
Food Waste is picked up by RC Farms
Recycling Program Total Savings: The program at the Monte Carlo has been in place since the hotel opened in June 1996. Based on hotels of similar size and waste volume, the Monte Carlo is saving approximately $28,000-$30,000 per year in waste hauling fees.
Santa Fe
Number of Hotel Rooms: 250
Date of Recycling Program Implementation: not known
Recycling and Waste Sorting Service Provider: Silver State Disposal
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: 16 hours per day
Number of Employees: one per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, glass
Materials Not Recovered For Recycling: Food waste
Recycling Program Total Savings: not known
Texas Station
Number of Hotel Rooms: 200
Date of Program Implementation: July 1995
Recycling and Waste Sorting Service Provider: Silver State Disposal
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: 24 hours per day
Number of Employees: one per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, glass
Percent Composition (By Weight) of Recyclable Materials Generated: Cardboard 62.5%, aluminum 2%, glass 33%, plastic 1%
Materials Not Recovered For Recycling: Food Waste
Amount of Waste Generated Prior to Recycling: 2,190 cubic yards per month/26,280 cubic yards per year
Amount of Waste Generated After Recycling Program Implementation: 1,095 cubic yards per month/13,140 cubic yards per year
A 50% reduction in waste generation as a result of recycling.
Waste Hauling Rates Prior to Recycling: $13,965.62 per month/$167,587.44 per year
Waste Hauling Rates After Recycling Program Implementation: $6,982.81 per month/$83,793.72 per year
A 50% reduction in waste hauling fees as a result of recycling.
Recycling Program Total Savings: $6,982.81 per month/$83,793.72 per year in waste hauling fees; $10,000 per month/$120,000 per year in recovered materials.
Comments: Texas Station opened in January 1995. Six to eight months after the hotel/casino opened, business began to slow significantly. In an effort to reduce expenses, the hotel began a recycling program. Prior to implementing a recycling program, waste at Texas Station was picked up twice daily. The recycling program has enable the hotel to reduce the pick-ups to once daily-a 50% reduction.
Although the hotel has a substantially smaller number of hotel rooms than most of the Las Vegas hotels, Texas Station generates a significant amount of waste. The large quantity of waste the generated is due in part to the number of buffet seats in the hotel. With the capacity to seat 7500 buffet customers at a time, the Texas Station has the largest buffet seating in Las Vegas. Although the the majority of the hotel's waste is food, the Texas Station has opted not to include food waste in their recycling program. Since the majority of materials (silverware, dishes, etc.) unintentionally thrown way tend to be found in food waste, it is likely that a significant number of these items are not being recovered.
Treasure Island
Number of Hotel Rooms: 2900
Date of Recycling Program Implementation: 1993
Recycling and Waste Sorting Service Provider: Waste Management Inc.
Number of Hours of Waste Sorting: 24 hours per day
Number of Employees: two per 8 hour shift
Materials Recovered For Recycling: Cardboard, aluminum, PET 1 & 2 plastics, food waste, glass
Percent Composition (By Weight) of Recyclable Materials Generated: cardboard 26%, plastic 5%, aluminum 6%, tin 2%, food waste 71%
Amount of Waste Generated Prior to Recycling: not known
Amount of Waste Generated After Recycling Program Implementation: 2,190 cubic yards per month/26,280 cubic yards per year
Waste Hauling Rates Prior to Recycling: $9,194.32 per month/$110,331.80 per year
Waste Hauling Rates After Recycling Program Implementation: $6,981.63 per month/$83,779.56 per year
A 24.07% reduction in waste hauling fees as a result of recycling.
Recycling Program Total Savings: $2,212.69 per month/$26,552.24 per year in waste hauling fees; $4,562.50 per month/$54,750 per year in recovered materials