UPDATE: The Awards Medals of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Will Be Made From Old Gadgets

UPDATE February 8, 2019: According to reports, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics has confirmed plans to make athletes' medals out of discarded electronics. Focusing on sustainability, the organizers have created a plan to collect 2,700 kgs of bronze, 4,100 kg of silver and 30.3 kgs of gold. The discarded devices will go through a smelting process after being dismantled by contractors in association with the Japanese government's initiative to recycle small electrical waste and electronic e...