Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Are Made From Recycled Cell Phones And Gadgets

Ariel Kim
Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:42:30 -0700

Japan, the host country of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has promised to deliver "the most innovative Games ever organized." On July 24, 2019, a year before the competition begins in Tokyo on July 24, 2020, the Olympic Committee unveiled its first ingenious idea — medals made using precious metals extracted from discarded electronics.