Step up: Tokyo Olympics podiums made of discarded plastic
東京奧運會頒獎臺將由回收塑膠垃圾製成
Tokyo Olympics organizers earlier announced their gold, silver, and bronze medals would be made of discarded electronic devices. Now they are going a step further.
東京奧運籌備委員會稍早宣佈，2020年東京奧運會的金牌、銀牌和銅牌將由廢棄的電子設備材料製成。如今他們又有了新的措施。
The podiums that athletes will mount to receive their medals next year in Tokyo will be made primarily of recycled household plastics.
2020年東京奧運會的頒獎臺將主要由可回收的家用塑膠產品製成。
"We think this project will have great significance," Tokyo Olympics chief executive Toshiro Muto said on Tuesday.
東京奧運籌備委員會秘書長武藤敏郎本週二表示:「我們認為，這個專案將具有重大意義。」
Organizers expected to build about 100 sets of podiums with recycled plastics, probably reinforced with aluminum. Muto said that metal could come from temporary housing built after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Fukushima region of northeastern Japan.
東京奧運籌備委員會將用回收塑膠建造大約100套領獎臺，可能還會用鋁強化。武藤敏郎說，使用的金屬會採用來自2011年日本東北部福島地區地震和海嘯後建造的臨時房屋。
The discarded plastics would be collected at 2,000 retail stores across Japan.
製造頒獎臺所需的廢棄塑膠製品將通過日本2,000家零售店收集。
From June 13, collection boxes will be set up at more than 2,000 outlets of local supermarket chain AEON for residents to deposit any unwanted plastic items for the podiums project, organizers said.
東京奧運籌備委員會表示，從6月13日開始，日本當地的永旺連鎖超市將在兩千多家分店設立收集箱，方便居民丟棄任何不需要的塑膠物品，用於製造奧運會頒獎臺。
In addition, Muto said major Olympic sponsor Procter & Gamble might contribute some marine plastic for recycling.
此外，武藤敏郎說，東京奧運會的主要贊助商寶潔公司可能會提供一些海洋塑膠用於回收。
"P&G has informed us they have some stock, some inventory of marine plastic waste to be recycled," Muto said.
武藤敏郎說：「寶潔公司已經告訴我們，他們有一些庫存，有些海洋塑膠垃圾可以用於回收。」
Muto said the plan did not include measures for the Tokyo Olympics to separately collect marine waste.
武藤敏郎說，該計畫不包括東京奧運會單獨收集海洋垃圾的措施。
Tokyo expected to collect about 45,000 kilograms to build the podiums. The podiums might be given afterward to schools or athletic organizations, Muto said.
東京預計將收集約4.5萬公斤塑膠垃圾來建造頒獎臺。武藤敏郎說，頒獎臺可能會在比賽結束後送給學校或運動員組織。
Tokyo medals will be made from smart phones, digital cameras, and laptops.
東京奧運會獎牌將由廢棄的智慧手機、數碼相機和筆記型電腦材料製成。
The uniforms to be worn by runners in the torch relay will be partially made from recycled plastic bottles.
奧運聖火接力選手所穿制服的材料將含有回收的塑膠瓶。
Tokyo organizers say using recycled materials for the medals and the podiums is a first for an Olympics.
東京奧運籌備委員會表示，這是奧運會歷史上首次使用可回收材料製作獎牌和頒獎臺。
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