Where Does all the Trash from the Las Vegas Strip Go?

A follow-up question to the QoD on trash pick-up from the Strip casinos: Where does all that casino trash go?

“It’s the same exact thing that happens to your everyday trash," says Republic Services Community Relations Manager Jeremy Walters, the community-relations manager for Republic Services, the second-largest provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and energy services in the U.S. “It’s hauled to the landfills.”

Most casinos do “back-dock sorting” to recover recyclable materials and assets, such as linens, silverware, and food waste.

The food waste is hauled out to a pig farm, Las Vegas Livestock, where a high-protein diet helps fatten the pigs. It’s located past the Las Vegas Speedway on I-15 near the Apex Landfill, where Republic hauls all the non-recyclable trash.

And you might be interested to know that Las Vegas Livestock composts the pig poop. Reports Walters, “LVL makes very little waste.”

LVL doesn't sell its pork locally (yet -- they hint that they hope to in the future), but they do sell eggs from free range and have 24/7 indoor and outdoor access; look for Las Vegas Livestock eggs sold around town.

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vegasdawn Sep-02-2018

Wasn't the pig farm sold?

Please clarify.  I thought the pig farm was sold.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/north-las-vegas-pig-farm-to-sell-land-move-out-of-the-valley/

gaattc2001 Sep-02-2018

More on the pig farm

Mike Rowe did a segment on that pig farm on the TV show "Dirty Jobs"; but that was years ago.

emtcater Sep-02-2018

Pig Farm

Yep...the pig farm property (Ann/5th) was in fact sold, but they relocated to their new home, located at Apex, as mentioned.  They're currently building homes on part of the old property (on the West side of 5th) and are working on the rest (East side of 5th) in preparation of a housing development.  My son used to love driving past the property, and waving at the pigs, saying "Hi piggies!"

Dave in Seattle. Sep-02-2018

Piggies.

The best pork chops that I ever eaten were at the now closed, Nascar Cafe. Where do the eateries buy their pork?
I remember the pig farm episode with Mike Rowe!
There was a reference to cannibalism.

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