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Did you know the medals 🏅of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were actually made from 【⚠️ discarded electronic devices】?
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Did you know the medals
of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were actually made from 【
discarded electronic devices】? To create these special medals, the Tokyo Organizing Committee launched this magnificent innovative program in April 2017, lasting a full
years.
![🏅](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t3d/1/16/1f3c5.png)
![⚠️](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tdc/1/16/26a0.png)
![2️⃣](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t99/1/16/32_20e3.png)
They successfully collected nearly【80,000 tons】of small appliances
and【6-million】discarded mobile phones
, then transformed these into -- #5000 gold
, silver
, and bronze
Olympic medals
.
![📺](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t87/1/16/1f4fa.png)
![📱](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t57/1/16/1f4f1.png)
![🥇](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t94/1/16/1f947.png)
![🥈](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t15/1/16/1f948.png)
![🏅](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t3d/1/16/1f3c5.png)
![🤩](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t58/1/16/1f929.png)
This concept is not new; it first appeared at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Ten years later, the Tokyo Organizing Committee once again launched this project, which is not only an innovative move but also a unique care for our environment
![✨](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf4/1/16/2728.png)
![🌱](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t69/1/16/1f331.png)
The medals
are no longer just symbols of 【honour & victory】, they also carry hopes for the future.
![🏅](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t3d/1/16/1f3c5.png)
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Be part of the e-waste recycling movement, and let's make the Earth better together
.
![❤️](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t6c/1/16/2764.png)