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Smartphones are transformed into Olympic medals
Japan aims to sensitize the world about the planet's sustainability and has revealed that the Tokyo Olympic Games medals in 2020 will be made from gold and silver extracted from junk, including smartphones, laptops and other gadgets and gadgets.
The committee collected about 48,000 tonnes of electronic waste, setting some targets to get enough medals for the event. Regarding bronze, the goal has already been reached, and the required 2,700 kilos have been recovered. With regard to gold, 93.7% of the target of 30.3 kilos was collected. Finally, to produce the silver medals, 4,100 kilos are needed, and 85.4% of the goal has already been obtained. The material is valued at about three million dollars, obtained from about five million devices. The objectives are expected to be completed by the end of March.
According to the website of the Project https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/medals/project/status/, the devices were donated by several people in Japan, who were classified and dismantled by government agents accredited in the promotion of the recycling of electronic equipment. The medals will then be fabricated, after the definite goal has been achieved, and very little is left. A total of 1,594 municipal authorities were involved, equivalent to 90% of the municipalities in Japan, linked to the project. Sapo