LAS VEGAS (AP) — At a farm outside Las Vegas, a herd of pigs feasts on lobster, sausage links and beef. People at a community center in town sit for a dinner that may include sliders as well as truffle mac and cheese.
Pigs part of Las Vegas efforts
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Pigs eat from a trough at the Las Vegas Livestock pig farm in Las Vegas. The farm feeds their pigs with food waste from Las Vegas casinos.
Ross Coy throws a bone while feeding pigs at the Las Vegas Livestock pig farm in Las Vegas. The farm feeds their pigs with food waste from Las Vegas casinos.
Lisa Garcia packs uneaten food from the convention area at the Aria resort-casino in Las Vegas. The food will be redistributed by Three Square, southern Nevada's only food bank.
An employee scrapes food from her plate in the employee dining area at the Palazzo casino-resort in Las Vegas. 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.
Volunteers put together food trays at Three Square, a food bank in Las Vegas. The reduction of food waste has taken hold in a city known for excess -- Las Vegas. Sin City’s world-famous casinos in recent years have developed and expanded innovative practices to cut back on the leftover and uneaten food they send to the landfill by thousands of tons per year.
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