Procter & Gamble (P&G) in Partnership with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee and the International Olympics Committee officially unveils the podiums for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 medal award ceremonies. For the first time in history, the podiums were manufactured using recycled plastic contributed by the public and recovered from the oceans as part of the Tokyo 2020 Podium Project.
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Each of the 98 podiums were created with 3-D printing technology using plastic collected from more than 2,000 locations across Japan. Plastic items were collected at retail stores, in offices and in schools as a part of an education campaign focused on responsible consumption and recycling.
For P&G and its brands, protecting the planet is incredibly important so they wanted to use the Tokyo 2020 Podium Project as a catalyst to inspire actions that have a positive impact on the environment and society. This video highlights details of the Podium Project:
Source: Procter & Gamble (Press release via Business Wire)