About 6.21 million unwanted devices were collected to produce 5,000 medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The medals are made with 100% recycled materials.
The gold, silver and bronze medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were made completely using recycled electronic devices that were donated by people from all across Japan. By doing so, Japan has become the first country to manufacture its Olympics and Paralympics medals using 100% recycled materials. The
medals employed a similar concept, but their silver and bronze medals only featured 30% recycled material.To collect the discarded devices, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games organised the Tokyo 2020 Medal Project, which was a nationwide initiative which ran between April 2017 to March 2019.
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