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Tokyo medals are made with electronic waste

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Recycled medals in Tokyo

Between 2017 and 2019, 6.3 million mobile phones, tablets and laptops were collected, equating to…

August 3rd, 2021

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The Olympic Flame burns after the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. Photo: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images.

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An Opening Unlike Any Other

July 23rd, 2021