Shooting Star Casino goes all in on green sustainability program
February 11, 2013
Shooting
Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center in Mahnomen, Minn., has implemented a
long-term sustainability program with the goal of reducing its overall carbon
footprint. Working closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Shooting
Star’s “green” program will have long-term benefits that include a considerably
large reduction in operating costs, reduced waste, increased energy efficiency,
and an improved quality of life for its customers and employees, according to a
company press release.
To
reduce waste and promote recycling and reuse, Shooting Star has implemented an
extensive recycling program that salvages cardboard from shipping, food boxes
and drink cartons, glass such as used light bulbs, and metal such as used batteries.
The casino has also begun providing metal eating utensils rather than
disposable utensils to reduce waste at its dining facilities, and has also
replaced Styrofoam containers with compostable or biodegradable containers.
Most recently, Shooting Star implemented a new housekeeping-recycling program
that was developed in partnership with Clean the World Foundation, Inc., in
which all discarded soap, shampoo/conditioner and lotion products are
collected, sorted, processed for recycling, and delivered to domestic homeless
shelters and impoverished countries.
Shooting
Star’s green program also includes the reduction of energy and water
consumption. To improve energy efficiency, the casino has installed more than
20,000 energy-saving, compact fluorescent light bulbs and lamps inside and out.
To reduce water consumption, its commercial plumbing products, such as faucets
and toilets, have been replaced with water-saving, low-flow fixtures. Shooting
Star is now even using “green” chemicals and plant-based, biodegradable
cleaning products, which are significantly more environmentally responsible and
less toxic than typical commercial cleaning chemicals and products.
“We take pride in our
sustainability efforts and the significant effort that has gone into becoming
environmentally conscious at every level of our business,” said William Marsh,
marketing director at Shooting Star.
Shooting Star Casino,
Hotel and Event Center, owned and operated by the White Earth Nation and is one
of the top entertainment and gaming destinations in Minnesota.
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