2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics medals will be made of recycled metal

The medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be forged from recycled metal from old mobile phones and appliances donated by the general public to give them a sense of direct involvement in the Games, organizers said on Wednesday. "Through recycling, not just using and throwing away, we can limit our use of the worlds indispensable resources. I think it is a truly wonderful plan," Koji Murofushi, Tokyo 2020 Sports Director told a news conference. The move is also an effort to promote sustainability and save money for the summer sports extravaganza that at one point was estimated to cost over $26.5 billion, although organizers late last year unveiled a budget of $16.8 billion.