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.
Total amount of metals collected from electronic devices in the Medal Project to forge medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Japan from 2017 to 2019
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Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (August 11, 2021). Total amount of metals collected from electronic devices in the Medal Project to forge medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Japan from 2017 to 2019 (in kg) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255872/japan-tokyo-2020-olympics-and-paralympics-metals-collected-medal-project/
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. "Total amount of metals collected from electronic devices in the Medal Project to forge medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Japan from 2017 to 2019 (in kg)." Chart. August 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255872/japan-tokyo-2020-olympics-and-paralympics-metals-collected-medal-project/
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (2021). Total amount of metals collected from electronic devices in the Medal Project to forge medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Japan from 2017 to 2019 (in kg). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255872/japan-tokyo-2020-olympics-and-paralympics-metals-collected-medal-project/
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. "Total Amount of Metals Collected from Electronic Devices in The Medal Project to Forge Medals for The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Japan from 2017 to 2019 (in Kg)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255872/japan-tokyo-2020-olympics-and-paralympics-metals-collected-medal-project/
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Total amount of metals collected from electronic devices in the Medal Project to forge medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Japan from 2017 to 2019 (in kg) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255872/japan-tokyo-2020-olympics-and-paralympics-metals-collected-medal-project/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Total amount of metals collected from electronic devices in the Medal Project to forge medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Japan from 2017 to 2019 (in kg) [Graph], Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, August 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255872/japan-tokyo-2020-olympics-and-paralympics-metals-collected-medal-project/