Metals collected for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic medals in Japan 2017-2019
The amount of metals collected from electronic devices in the Medal Project to forge medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Japan amounted to 32 kilograms in the case of gold. The amount was considerably higher in the case of silver and bronze. The aim of the project, which ran from 2017 to 2019, was to collect obsolete electronic devices and recycle the precious metals therein. The project involved the cooperation of the public.