Last month, I reported on how London's Olympic Stadium and surrounding Olympic village were being sustainably constructed and how recycled metal from weapons was being used for the construction of the stadium. It seems that Vancouver is following in London's footsteps by using recycled metal for the games as well.
Those shiny bronze, silver, and gold medals that the athletes will be adorned with during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are made from some the 140,000 tons of e-waste that Canada prevented from being tossed into landfills. Apparently, Canada has taken great strides to reduce electronic waste and decided that this would be a great way to unite their e-cycling efforts with the honor of hosting this momentous event.
This article appears in Feb 10-16, 2010.