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Employees at Circus Circus Reno recycled more than 555,000 pounds in 2015, according to a statement from the casino resort.

"Broken down, 235,000 pounds were in the single stream recycling, which includes plastic, aluminum and paper," the statement reads. "206,200 pounds of cardboard, 61,400 pounds of shredded paper, 15,140 pounds of plastic, 24,164 pounds of electronic waste and 14,000 pounds of scrap metal were recycled."

Officials estimate the efforts diverted 17 percent of waste from the landfill.

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