MGM resorts going straw-less

MGM Resorts International announced that single use plastic straws will only be served upon request at company operated restaurants in the U.S.

That means the Beau Rivage and Gold Strike in Mississippi are going straw-less. As one of the world’s top five largest non-chain restaurant operators in the world, MGM Resorts and its employees understand their responsibility in protecting our planet and helping reduce their environmental footprint.

This initiative, which began rolling out in May 2018, aims to eventually remove more than 250,000 straws a day from landfills and waterways. That’s one hundred million straws each year.

Both single use plastic, stir straws, and drinking straws have been removed from casino floors, buffets, cafes, bars, and lounges as well as dining outlets.

Straws will still be available to customers upon request.