Recycling of electronic devices for 2020 medals to start in April

Recycling of electronic devices for 2020 medals to start in April

Two-time judo gold medalist Ayumi Tanimoto attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2017, to promote the start in April of the recycling of electronic devices for the manufacture of medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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