Tokyo 2020 Olympics: from cardboard beds to recycled medals, how the Games are going green

Jan 31, 2020

A flight of geese passes the Olympic rings, afloat on a barge in Vancouver's harbour, at dawn as the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics continues February 20, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS SPORT OLYMPICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E62L093701

Could 2020 see the most environmentally friendly Olympics ever? Image: REUTERS/Chris Helgren (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS SPORT OLYMPICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E62L093701

Douglas Broom

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