The organisers of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games aim to significantly reduce the impact of the waste generated during the event by using recycled and recyclable materials in the furniture used by the athletes.
There will be 18,000 beds needed for the Olympic games and 8,000 for the Paralympics. Bed frames will be made of recyclable cardboard, 2.10 metres long and will be able to support a weight of about 200 kg, which is more than any athlete weighed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Also, the mattresses will be formed of polyethylene materials that can be reused and recycled for other plastic products after the events.
BBC reports that the podiums will be made from recycled household and marine plastic waste and the Olympic torch is made from recycled aluminium waste. It was also reported that the electricity to power the event will come from renewable sources.
The Tokyo Olympics will take place between 24 July and 9 August 2020 and the Paralympics from 25 August and 6 September.
