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-- Positive News --  Interesting – I read recently that the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games are going to focus on sustainability – right down to the gold, silver and bronze medals that they plan on making from recycled metals that are “minded” from electronic, xray, digital and electric items. In doing so, they are preventing toxic material from being released when electronics break down in landfills. They are also preventing more mercury from being used – since it often takes mercury to make metal from raw ore. Now, one might imagine in their minds the size of a medal and think, what possible change could this make?  Well, when one considers that on average these events (combined) give out something like 4000 medals… the concept of changing this one thing becomes quite the endeavor. While other events have included some percentage of recycled materials and sustainability policies, this one promises to set the bar like no o...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show -- Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144    Tom Buechel is here to represent 2 family-run companies; both involved in the Scrap Metal Recycling Industry . We will learn how much the scrap metal recycling industry does for the environment and how we can play a role in scrap metal recycling efforts. We will learn about the different types of recyclable metals and what is done with them once they’ve been collected Join us live (10-11 AM Pacific) and drop in the chat room - or access the archive of today's show at your convenience:      http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/08/09/scrap-metal-recycling Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your...