Tokyo Olympics Medals Were Made With Tons of Recycled Smartphones, Laptops Donated by the Public

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By Deutsche WelleAug 3, 2021, 12:05 pm300 pts
By John Marshall As the athletes take the podium and, with a slight bow, have their medals placed around their necks, they will be happy to have landed in the top three. For the people behind the Tokyo Medal Project, they'll be happy that those Olympic medals are there in the first place. The project recycled…

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