The 2020 Olympics may have medals made from electronic waste

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are hoping to source the gold, silver and bronze needed to make medals for the games from millions of discarded smartphones and other small consumer electronics. Japan, one of the world's most gadget-obsessed nations, has 16 percent of the world's gold and 22 percent of the planet's silver currently sitting inside its consumer electronics.
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