2020Tokyo Urban mined Olympic medals on global media

2021年8月23日2021年9月2日

AUGUST 2021

• ”Olympic Medals at Tokyo Games Made from Recycled Electronics”（IN COMPLIANCE AUG.12 2021）https://incompliancemag.com/olympic-medals-at-tokyo-games-made-from-recycled-electronics/
• “Tokyo Olympics 2020 medals made from recycled electronic devices like mobile phones” (FAST POST AUG. 11 2021) https://www.firstpost.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-2020-medals-made-from-recycled-electronic-devices-like-mobile-phones-9878521.html
• “NTT Docomo supports Tokyo 2020 Olympics medal-making campaign” (SAIPAN TRIBUNE AUG. 9 2021) https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/ntt-docomo-supports-tokyo-2020-olympics-medal-making-campaign/
• “From Robots to E-waste Medals: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Takes First Place” (ALL ABOUT CIRCUIT AUG. 9 2021) https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/from-robots-to-e-waste-medals-the-tokyo-2020-olympics-takes-first-place/
• “What exactly goes into an Olympic gold medal?” (RTE AUG. 8 2021)https://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2021/0729/1237949-what-exactly-goes-into-an-olympic-gold-medal/
• “Tokyo 2020 Olympics Medals Made From Electronic Waste” (GREEN INFO AUG. 7 2021) 　https://greeneration.org/en/media/green-info/tokyo-2020-olympics-medals-made-from-electronic-waste/
• “From trash to treasure: Recycled Tokyo medal hits home for Carlo Paalam” (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER AUG. 7 2021) https://sports.inquirer.net/432859/from-trash-to-treasure-tokyo-silver-hits-home-for-carlo-paalam
• “NTT DOCOMO collects, donates 5M smartphones recycled for Olympic medals” (GUAM DAILY POST AUG. 7 2021) https://www.postguam.com/business/local/ntt-docomo-collects-donates-5m-smartphones-recycled-for-olympic-medals/article_0e1ec114-f66a-11eb-8ab3-9bd731067379.html
• “From precious metals to precious medals: Where did Tokyo’s gold, silver and bronze come from?” (WPTV AUG. 6 2021) https://www.wptv.com/news/precious-metals-precious-medals-where-did-tokyos-gold-silver-and-bronze-come
• “The Olympics Have a Higher Environmental Impact Than You Might Think” (GREEN MATTERS AUG. 5 2021) https://www.greenmatters.com/p/olympics-environmental-impact
• “Here are the best (and worst) designs of the Tokyo Olympics” (FAST COMPANY AUG. 5 2021) https://www.fastcompany.com/90662389/here-are-the-best-and-worst-designs-of-the-tokyo-olympics
• “Are Olympic Medals Real Gold? Here’s Exactly What They’re Made of & How Much They’re Worth” (STYLE CASTER AUG. 5 2021) https://stylecaster.com/are-olympic-medals-real-gold/
• “Fact Check: Olympic medals = 100% recycled” (WHEC AUG. 5 2021) https://www.whec.com/news/fact-check-olympic-medals-100-recycled/6197157/?cat=565
• “Tokyo 2020 Medals Are Actually Made Of Recycled Gadgets – Here Is How” (WONDERFUL ENGINEERING AUG. 5 2021) https://wonderfulengineering.com/tokyo-2020-medals-are-actually-made-of-recycled-gadgets-here-is-how/
• “Tokyo Olympics: Japanese Citizens Donated 79,000 Tons of Small Electronics to Create 5,000 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals” (SPORTS CASTING AUG. 4 2021) https://www.sportscasting.com/tokyo-olympics-japanese-citizens-donated-79000-tons-small-electronics-create-gold-silver-bronze-medals/
• “Plastic podiums, recycled medals, cardboard beds: sustainability at Tokyo 2020” (REUTERS AUG. 4 2021) https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/plastic-podiums-recycled-medals-cardboard-beds-sustainability-tokyo-2020-2021-08-03/
• “The Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals were made entirely from recycled electronic devices” (SOYA CINCAU AUG. 4 2021) https://soyacincau.com/2021/08/04/tokyo-olympic-2020-medals-were-made-entirely-from-recycled-electronic-devices/
• “Tokyo a major step forward for sustainable, climate-friendly Olympics” (SUSTAINABILITY TIMES AUG. 3 2021) https://www.sustainability-times.com/environmental-protection/tokyo-a-major-step-forward-for-sustainable-climate-friendly-olympics/
• “WATCH: Japan’s dirty secret and how it made gold at the Olympics this year” (IOL AUG. 3 2021) https://www.iol.co.za/news/environment/watch-japans-dirty-secret-and-how-it-made-gold-at-the-olympics-this-year-c646120c-52f5-472f-9082-ce63479ca863
• “Tokyo Olympics Medals Were Made With Tons of Recycled Smartphones, Laptops Donated by the Public” (ECOWATCH AUG. 3 2021) https://www.ecowatch.com/olympics-medals-recycled-smartphones-computers-2654414145.html
• “Tokyo’s Olympic Medals Are Made Entirely From Recycled Gadgets” (YAHOO LIFESTYLE AUG. 3 2021)  https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tokyos-olympic-medals-made-entirely-125900642.html
• “Tokyo Olympics Organizers Joke That ‘Medals Are Not Edible’ as Athletes Keep Biting Them” (PEOPLE AUG. 3 2021) https://people.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-organizers-joke-that-medals-arent-edible-as-athletes-keep-biting-them/
• “Are Olympic Medals Solid Gold?” (NEWSWEEK AUG. 2 2021) https://www.newsweek.com/are-olympic-medals-solid-gold-tokyo-2020-silver-bronze-size-weight-metal-1614284
• “Olympics committee urges athletes to stop biting gold medals made from recycled mobile phones” (THE INDEPENDENT AUG. 2 2021) https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-tokyo-medals-biting-b1890944.html
• “Tokyo Olympic 2020: Medals made from recycled smartphones, laptops” (DHAKA TRIBUNE AUG. 2 2021) https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/2021/08/02/tokyo-olympic-2020-medals-made-from-recycled-smartphones-laptops
• “Olympic Medals: What You Didn’t Know” (GREEN CITY TIMES AUG. 1 2021) https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/08/01/olympic-medals-want-to-know-more/
• “Tokyo Olympics Medals Are Made Of Recycled Metal Extracted From 6.21 Million Cell Phones” (REPUBLIC WORLD AUG. 1 2021) https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/other-sports/tokyo-olympics-medals-are-made-of-recycled-metal-extracted-from-6-dot-21-million-cell-phones.html

JULY ２０２１

• “The gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics are just 1.2% gold” (YAHOO NEWS JUL. 31 2021)https://news.yahoo.com/gold-medals-tokyo-olympics-just-122000283.html
• “Why do Olympians bite into gold medals?” (BBC SCIENCE FOCUS MAGAZINE JUL. 31 2021) https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/why-do-olympians-bite-into-gold-medals/
• “The gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics are just 1.2% gold” (INSIDER JUL. 31 2021) https://www.insider.com/tokyo-olympics-medals-composition-weight-amount-gold-2021-7
• “Tokyo 2020: Olympic medals made of old electronic devices” (TIMES OF INDIA JUL. 30 2021) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/tokyo-2020-olympic-medals-made-of-old-electronic-devices/articleshow/84884339.cms
• “Gold, silver and brass medals” (COSMOS MAGAZINE JUL. 30 2021) https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/chemistry/olympic-medal-composition/
• “Are Tokyo Olympic Medals Made from Recycled Phones? It would mark an Olympic first” (SNOPES JUL. 30 2021) https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tokyo-medals-recycled-phones/
• “Tokyo’s Olympic Medals Are Made of 47 Tons of Recycled E-Waste” (INTERESTING ENGINEERING JUL. 30 2021) https://interestingengineering.com/tokyos-olympic-medals-are-made-of-47-tons-of-recycled-e-waste
• “How much is an Olympic gold medal worth? A lot less than you think” (WTSP JUL. 29 2021) https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics-gold-medal-cost/67-14abf9c5-8070-45e6-80f6-b728304e61d4
• “Pena: Hidilyn’s medal made from recycled material” (SUNSTAR PAMPANGA JUL. 29 2021) https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1902339/Pampanga/Opinion/Pena-Hidilyns-medal-made-from-recycled-material
• “Eight ways the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are sustainable: from cardboard beds to recycled medals” (THE NATIONAL NEWS LIFESTYLE JUL. 28 2021) https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2021/07/28/eight-ways-the-tokyo-2020-olympics-are-sustainable-from-cardboard-beds-to-recycled-medals/
• Tokyo 2020: Do you know this time the Olympic medals are made from recycled smartphones, laptops?” (YAHOO NEWS JUL 28 2021)  https://in.news.yahoo.com/tokyo-2020-know-time-olympic-112227711.html
• “Medals used in Tokyo Olympics made from recycled materials” (WASTE TODAY MAGAZINE JUL. 28 2021)  https://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/article/tokyo-olympics-recycled-metals/
• “Tokyo Olympic Medals Made From Recycled Phones” (SMART HOUSE JUL. 28 2021) https://www.smarthouse.com.au/tokyo-olympic-medals-made-from-recycled-phones/
• “Tokyo’s Olympic medals were made from 78,985 tons of recycled electronic devices, including cell phones” (INSIDER JUL. 28 2021) https://www.insider.com/tokyo-olympics-medals-recycled-cell-phones-2021-7
• “Behind the Olympic Medal: Not just a medal but symbol of emotions” (TIMES NOW JUL. 27 2021) https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/article/behind-the-olympic-medal-not-just-a-medal-but-symbol-of-emotions/790953
• “Olympics Incorporate Automated Vehicles, Recycled Medals” (CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT JUL. 27 2021) https://www.constructionequipment.com/olympics-incorporate-automated-vehicles-recycled-medals
• “This Olympics, all the medals are made entirely of recycled materials” (ZME SCIENCE JUL. 27 2021)  https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/olympics-medals-recycled-materials-27072021/
• “Tokyo Olympics: Medals made with reusable & recycled waste” (GULTE JUL. 26 2021) https://www.gulte.com/sports/104194/tokyo-olympics-medals-made-with-reusable-recycled-waste
• “Why the 2020 Medal Project could be Tokyo’s most precious legacy” (UNITED NEWS OF BANGLADESH JUL. 26 2021)https://thebridge.in/tokyo-2020/are-tokyo-olympics-gold-medals-real-23038
• “Not to ‘bite’ these Olympic medals” (TELANGANA TODAY JUL. 26 2021) 　https://telanganatoday.com/not-to-bite-these-olympic-medals
• “Inside the Olympics’ circularity strategy” (GREEN BIZ JUL. 26 2021) https://www.greenbiz.com/article/inside-olympics-circularity-strategy
• “Tokyo Olympics: Medals made with reusable & recycled waste” (GULTE JUL. 26 2021) https://www.gulte.com/sports/104194/tokyo-olympics-medals-made-with-reusable-recycled-waste
• “Tokyo Olympics: From discarded mobile phones to glittering medals, Japan shows the way” (THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS JUL. 26 2021) https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/olympics/2021/jul/26/tokyo-olympics-from-discarded-mobile-phones-to-glittering-medals-japan-shows-the-way-2335646.html
• “Tokyo Olympics: Discarded mobile phones to medals, Japan shows the way” (THE SENTINEL ASSAM JUL. 25 2021) https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/tokyo-olympics-discarded-mobile-phones-to-medals-japan-shows-the-way-548102
• “Olympic medals made from recycled electronics finally get a chance to shine” (DIGITAL TRENDS JUL 24 2021) https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/tokyo-2020-awards-first-gold-made-from-recycled-electronics/
• “Tokyo Games redefines an Olympic medal’s worth through ground-breaking alchemy” (CBC JUL. 24 2021) https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/tokyo-olympic-medals-recycled-materials-1.6114606
• “Tokyo Olympics win a gold medal for sustainable ideas” (ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN JUL. 23 2021) https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/tokyo-2020-olympics-torchbearer-uniforms
• “Discarded electronic devices upcycled into Olympic medals
  Used smartphones and laptops get a second life as part of Tokyo 2020” (WASTE MANAGEMENT NEWS JUL. 23 2021) https://waste-management-world.com/a/discarded-electronic-devices-upcycled-into-olympic-medals
• “Everything You Need to Know About the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals” (THRILLIST JUL. 23 2021) https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/tokyo-2020-olympics-medals
• “The History of Olympic Medals, Explained: What to Know for Tokyo” (NBC CHICAGO JUL. 23 2021) https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/tokyo-summer-olympics/the-history-of-olympic-medals-explained-what-to-know-for-tokyo/2563130/
• “Can the Tokyo Games get a perfect recycling score?” (RECYCLING INTERNATIONAL JUL. 23 2021) https://recyclinginternational.com/business/column/can-the-tokyo-games-get-a-perfect-recycling-score/45443/
• ”Tokyo Olympics 2021 medals: Who designed them, what are they made of and how much do they weigh?I”（EVENING STANDARD JUL. 23 2021) https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/sport-olympics/tokyo-olympics-2021-medals-design-material-weight-used-phones-b947292.html
• “5 Sustainable Features Of The Tokyo Olympic Games” (MIND BODY GREEN JUL. 23 2021) https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/olympics-2021-sustainability
• “Tokyo Olympics win a gold medal for sustainable ideas” (ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN JUL. 23 2021) https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/tokyo-2020-olympics-torchbearer-uniforms
• “The Tokyo 2020 Games are the greenest Olympics yet” (THE CSR JOURNAL JUL. 23 2021) https://thecsrjournal.in/tokyo-2020-games-circular-economy-green-olympics/
• “Cardboard beds, recycled medals: Tokyo games put sustainability at the forefront | Chicago News” (ILLINOI NEWS TODAY JUL. 23 2021) https://illinoisnewstoday.com/cardboard-beds-recycled-medals-tokyo-games-put-sustainability-at-the-forefront-chicago-news/311632/
• “Tokyo Olympics Turns Old Phones Into Gold (Medals)” (LETHBRIDGE NEWS JUL. 23 2021) https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2021/07/23/tokyo-olympics-turns-old-phones-into-gold-medals/
• “Tokyo 2020 gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals made entirely from mobile phones and recycled electronics” (THE US SUN JUL. 23 2021) https://www.the-sun.com/sport/3335874/tokyo-2020-olympic-medals-recycled/
• “Tokyo 2020: Olympic medals made from old smartphones, laptops” (DW JUL. 23 2021)  https://www.dw.com/en/tokyo-2020-olympic-medals-made-from-old-smartphones-laptops/a-58325432
• “Tokyo Olympics: Locations, venues and everything else you need to know about the Games” (USA TODAY JUL. 22 2021) https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/22/2020-olympics-tokyo-gold-silver-bronze-medals/8046071002/
• “This Chart Reveals the Wildest Facts About the Upcoming Tokyo Olympics” (THRILLIST JUL. 22 2021) https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/tokyo-summer-olympics-2020-facts-what-to-know
• “How Best to Honor Olympic Champions? By Recycling From Mother Earth” (DESIGN NEWS JUL. 21 2021) https://www.designnews.com/materials/how-best-honor-olympic-champions-recycling-mother-earth
• “Equilibrium/ Sustainability — Presented by NextEra Energy — Olympics medals made of mashed up smartphones” (THE HILL JUL. 21 2021)  https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/564438-the-hills-sustainability-report
• “The 2021 Olympic Medals Have Been Redesigned For A Great Reason” (ELITE DAILY JUL. 21 2021) https://www.elitedaily.com/news/2021-olympics-medals-look-different-recycled-electronics
• “How much an Olympic gold, silver and bronze medal is worth” (YAHOO NEWS JUL 20 2021) https://news.yahoo.com/tokyo-olympics-2020-medals-value-worth-gold-silver-bronze-050026521.html
• “Tokyo Olympics: 10 Storylines That Make These Summer Games Unique” (NPR JUL.20 2021)  https://www.npr.org/sections/tokyo-olympics-live-updates/2021/07/20/1018180729/tokyo-olympics-preview-biles-rapinoe-ledecky-gymnastics-track
• “A history of Olympic medals and their evolution” (EAST MOJO JUL 19 2021) https://www.eastmojo.com/sports/2021/07/19/a-history-of-olympic-medals-and-their-evolution/
• “By the numbers: What’s an Olympic gold medal really worth?” (NATIONAL POST JUL. 19 2021) https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/whats-an-olympic-gold-medal-really-worth
• “Are the Olympic medals made of solid gold?” (THE BRIDGE JUL. 19 2021) ）https://thebridge.in/tokyo-2020/are-tokyo-olympics-gold-medals-real-23038
•  “Did you know gold medals at Olympics are not entirely made of gold? Know other interesting facts about Olympic medals” (DNA INDIA JUL.17 2021) https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/photo-gallery-olympic-gold-medal-are-not-acually-made-of-gold-metal-intersting-facts-about-olympic-medals-tokyo-olympic-games-2021-july-2901096
•  “From olive wreaths to recycled metals: The evolution of Olympic medals” (INDIA TV NEWS JUL.14 2021) https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/from-olive-wreaths-to-recycled-metals-the-evolution-of-olympics-medals-719239
•  “The Fascinating Reason Olympic Medals Are No Longer Made of Solid Gold” (POPSUGAR JUL. 14 2021) https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/are-olympic-medals-made-gold-48418487
•  “The Medals For the Tokyo Olympics Are Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before” (YAHOO LIFESTYLE JUL.14 2021) https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/medals-tokyo-olympics-unlike-anything-154202329.html
•  “All you need to know about Olympic medals and their evolution” (NATIONAL HERALD JUL. 14 2021) https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/sports/all-you-need-to-know-about-olympic-medals-and-their-evolution
•  “A look at how Olympics medals have changed over time” (THE BRIDGE JUL. 14 2021)）https://thebridge.in/tokyo-2020/olympic-medals-changed-over-time-22972
•  “Of Olympic Medals and Their Evolution: From Olive Wreaths to Recycled Metals” (NEWS JUL. 14 2021) https://www.news18.com/news/sports/of-olympic-medals-and-their-evolution-from-olive-wreaths-to-recycled-metals-3962717.html
•  “Sustainability at the Tokyo Olympics: A Look Into the Recycled Medals, Podiums, and Eco Initiatives” (GREEN MATTERS JUL. 7 2021) https://www.greenmatters.com/p/olympics-sustainability-tokyo

UP TO JULY 2019

• “Medals for Tokyo Olympics made from electronic waste” (TAIWAN NEWS JUL. 25 2019) https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3751926
• “Your old cell phone could become the medals for 2020 Tokyo Olympics” (NEWS MEDILL MAR. 2019) https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/your-old-cellphone-could-become-the-medals-for-2020-tokyo-olympics/
• “Japan Suggests Using Recycled Materials for Medals at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games” (GREEN MATTERS JAN. 22 2019) https://www.greenmatters.com/news/2019/01/22/oTWkXeSsw/japan-recycled-metals-olympics
•  “The surprising source of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals” (BBC NOV. 27 2018) https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181120-the-surprising-source-of-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-medals
•  “Tokyo 2020 medals could be made of electronic trash: Olympic organisers look to ‘urban mine’ of e-waste to find gold and silver” (DAILY MAIL SEP. 26 2016) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3807633/Tokyo-2020-medals-electronic-trash-Olympic-organisers-look-urban-e-waste-source-precious-metals.html