Tokyo Olympic Games May Make Medals with Old Mobile Phones
The sponsors of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics plan to produce gold, silver and bronze medals using metals recovered from discarded smartphones, and other electronic products.
The report said that the organizers of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Japanese government officials, and related corporate executives discussed the proposal for the first time at a meeting hosted by a Japanese non-governmental organization in June, hoping that this move would increase people’s so-called "E-waste" awareness, but Japan will need to implement a more comprehensive system to collect waste electronic products.
Compared with other countries, Japan is not a resource-rich country, but the country does have a huge “urban mine” that can find precious metals in electronic waste. The proportion of gold and silver contained in waste electronic products in Japan accounts for 16% and 22% of the global supply respectively. The metal from e-waste should be sufficient for making Olympic medals. The medals awarded to athletes in the 2012 Olympic Games cost a total of 9.6 kilograms of gold, 1210 kilograms of silver and 700 kilograms of copper. In contrast, in 2014, Japan recovered a total of 143 kg of gold, 1566 kg of silver, and 1,112 tons of copper from waste electronic products.
"In order to allow all Japanese to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games, we are asking relevant companies to propose a specific collection plan and hope to cooperate with the Olympic Committee to implement this proposal." From the Japanese non-governmental organization Genki Net for Yuko Sakita of Creating a Sustainable Society said that the organization hosted the above-mentioned June conference. The organizers of the Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games and representatives of technology and mining companies attended the meeting.
E-waste has become one of the most concerned issues for environmental protection organizations. The United Nations has called it "one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams", both in developed and developing countries. According to the UN's StEP Initiative, the global e-waste volume will increase by 33% by 2017, which will increase the risk of toxic materials such as lead, mercury, and cadmium entering the soil and water.
Japan produces about 650,000 tons of electronic waste each year, but less than 100,000 tons are collected, most of which are used to produce new electronic products. Many cities in Japan have failed to meet the e-waste collection targets set by the country's Ministry of the Environment, but the proposed Olympic Games medal plan may serve to encourage more e-waste recycling activities. : 2016-08-23 06:15:19 Hot: 161
The sponsors of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics plan to produce gold, silver and bronze medals using metals recovered from discarded smartphones and other electronic products.
The report said that the organizers of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Japanese government officials, and related corporate executives discussed the proposal for the first time at a meeting hosted by a Japanese non-governmental organization in June, hoping that this move would increase people’s so-called "E-waste" awareness, but Japan will need to implement a more comprehensive system to collect waste electronic products.
Compared with other countries, Japan is not a resource-rich country, but the country does have a huge “urban mine” that can find precious metals in electronic waste. The proportion of gold and silver contained in waste electronic products in Japan accounts for 16% and 22% of the global supply respectively. The metal from e-waste should be sufficient for making Olympic medals. The medals awarded to athletes in the 2012 Olympic Games cost a total of 9.6 kilograms of gold, 1210 kilograms of silver and 700 kilograms of copper. In contrast, in 2014, Japan recovered a total of 143 kg of gold, 1566 kg of silver, and 1,112 tons of copper from waste electronic products.
"In order to allow all Japanese to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games, we are asking relevant companies to propose a specific collection plan and hope to cooperate with the Olympic Committee to implement this proposal." From the Japanese non-governmental organization Genki Net for Yuko Sakita of Creating a Sustainable Society said that the organization hosted the above-mentioned June conference. The organizers of the Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games and representatives of technology and mining companies attended the meeting.
E-waste has become one of the most concerned issues for environmental protection organizations. The United Nations has called it "one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams", both in developed and developing countries. According to the UN's StEP Initiative, the global e-waste volume will increase by 33% by 2017, which will increase the risk of toxic materials such as lead, mercury, and cadmium entering the soil and water.
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The report said that the organizers of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Japanese government officials, and related corporate executives discussed the proposal for the first time at a meeting hosted by a Japanese non-governmental organization in June, hoping that this move would increase people’s so-called "E-waste" awareness, but Japan will need to implement a more comprehensive system to collect waste electronic products.
Compared with other countries, Japan is not a resource-rich country, but the country does have a huge “urban mine” that can find precious metals in electronic waste. The proportion of gold and silver contained in waste electronic products in Japan accounts for 16% and 22% of the global supply respectively. The metal from e-waste should be sufficient for making Olympic medals. The medals awarded to athletes in the 2012 Olympic Games cost a total of 9.6 kilograms of gold, 1210 kilograms of silver and 700 kilograms of copper. In contrast, in 2014, Japan recovered a total of 143 kg of gold, 1566 kg of silver, and 1,112 tons of copper from waste electronic products.
"In order to allow all Japanese to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games, we are asking relevant companies to propose a specific collection plan and hope to cooperate with the Olympic Committee to implement this proposal." From the Japanese non-governmental organization Genki Net for Yuko Sakita of Creating a Sustainable Society said that the organization hosted the above-mentioned June conference. The organizers of the Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games and representatives of technology and mining companies attended the meeting.
E-waste has become one of the most concerned issues for environmental protection organizations. The United Nations has called it "one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams", both in developed and developing countries. According to the UN's StEP Initiative, the global e-waste volume will increase by 33% by 2017, which will increase the risk of toxic materials such as lead, mercury, and cadmium entering the soil and water.
Japan produces about 650,000 tons of electronic waste each year, but less than 100,000 tons are collected, most of which are used to produce new electronic products. Many cities in Japan have failed to meet the e-waste collection targets set by the country's Ministry of the Environment, but the proposed Olympic Games medal plan may serve to encourage more e-waste recycling activities. : 2016-08-23 06:15:19 Hot: 161
The sponsors of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics plan to produce gold, silver and bronze medals using metals recovered from discarded smartphones and other electronic products.
The report said that the organizers of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Japanese government officials, and related corporate executives discussed the proposal for the first time at a meeting hosted by a Japanese non-governmental organization in June, hoping that this move would increase people’s so-called "E-waste" awareness, but Japan will need to implement a more comprehensive system to collect waste electronic products.
Compared with other countries, Japan is not a resource-rich country, but the country does have a huge “urban mine” that can find precious metals in electronic waste. The proportion of gold and silver contained in waste electronic products in Japan accounts for 16% and 22% of the global supply respectively. The metal from e-waste should be sufficient for making Olympic medals. The medals awarded to athletes in the 2012 Olympic Games cost a total of 9.6 kilograms of gold, 1210 kilograms of silver and 700 kilograms of copper. In contrast, in 2014, Japan recovered a total of 143 kg of gold, 1566 kg of silver, and 1,112 tons of copper from waste electronic products.
"In order to allow all Japanese to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games, we are asking relevant companies to propose a specific collection plan and hope to cooperate with the Olympic Committee to implement this proposal." From the Japanese non-governmental organization Genki Net for Yuko Sakita of Creating a Sustainable Society said that the organization hosted the above-mentioned June conference. The organizers of the Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games and representatives of technology and mining companies attended the meeting.
E-waste has become one of the most concerned issues for environmental protection organizations. The United Nations has called it "one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams", both in developed and developing countries. According to the UN's StEP Initiative, the global e-waste volume will increase by 33% by 2017, which will increase the risk of toxic materials such as lead, mercury, and cadmium entering the soil and water.
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