Japan plans to turn old electronics into 5,000 medals for the Olympic and Paralympic games.
Sayonara, old iPhone. Konnichiwa, Olympic medal.
Tokyo 2020, the organizing committee for the Japanese city’s Olympics Games, said on Wednesday it would make the medals for the quadrennial sporting event from metal reclaimed from old smartphones. The effort is part of the Olympic agenda, which says sustainability should be part of all aspects of the Games.
The folks running the Tokyo Games have set ambitious targets for the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded to the victorious athletes.
