Allegiant Stadium is committed to developing sustainable policies and constantly improving on these efforts through waste diversion, green purchasing, water reduction, energy optimization, staff education, and connecting to the local community's eco-efforts.
On average, 11,000 pounds of food scraps are collected per large stadium event, diverted away from landfills, and turned into livestock feed for a local farm.
Fun Fact: Feeding food scraps to livestock is recognized by the EPA’s food recovery hierarchy as a more preferred way to reduce food waste than biodigesters or composting.
Allegiant Stadium is the first stadium in the U.S. to divert cigarette waste and convert it into energy. In taking this extended step in proper cigarette waste collection, the stadium is improving landfill diversion, fire prevention, water improvements, and overall community health.
The stadium is devoted to energy optimization. With a state-of-the-art chiller plant, air handling units, high-efficiency lighting, and an energy-efficient lighting control system, the venue is constantly finding ways to improve energy efficiency.
The stadium is committed to reducing water usage in various ways including its touchless water fixtures throughout the venue as well as using groundwater dewatering stations which redistribute water collected from the exterior of the stadium and send to planter beds, subsidizing irrigation.
The stadium practices Green Purchasing in various ways including an office rechargeable battery program that mitigates the need for single-use batteries, thus reducing hazardous waste as well as the purchase of cleaning products in bulk to reduce single-use plastics, when possible.
Allegiant Stadium is proud to partner with local non-profits whenever possible. The stadium donates excess food from stadium concession vendors to individuals and families at risk of hunger along with electronic waste to the blind and visually impaired community for usage or resale.
In honor of America Recycles Day 2021, the stadium held a "Get Caught Recycling" event for guests during a Las Vegas Raiders game. Guests who placed aluminum cans or plastic bottles in proper receptacles were rewarded with team and stadium merchandise gift bags. The event was a successful way to promote guest awareness of the stadium’s diversion program, and to educate guests on the importance of landfill diversion and recycling.
Allegiant Stadium staff recently planted 300 native trees at the Las Vegas Wash, which is a man-made wetland area that carries the city's 150 million gallons-a-day-run-off water to Lake Mead. These trees aid in erosion prevention and habitat restoration.
In honor of Earth Day 2022, Allegiant Stadium staff volunteered at a local Las Vegas farm to learn about animal advocacy and the benefits of local farming.
In celebration of Earth Day, Allegiant Stadium recognizes its dedication to sustainable policies and programs that minimize its environmental footprint.
The ultimate goal in developing the sustainability program at Allegiant Stadium is to be good stewards of the community, conserve resources, champion efforts that result in great impact, and empower staff to take ownership of eco-efforts.
