Used PCs to Be Recycled into Medals for the Osaka Marathon 2027
Linet Japan Group and its partners have announced a plan to collect unwanted household computers and turn them into gold, silver and bronze medals for the Osaka Marathon 2027.
On October 30, 2026, Linet Japan Group Co., Ltd. and other partners announced that they will launch the "#Meccha Eeyan Medal Project" (#めっちゃええやんメダルプロジェクト), a project to collect unwanted household PCs and use them to make gold, silver and bronze medals for the Osaka Marathon 2027. The Osaka Marathon 2027 will be held on February 28, 2027.
The project is run by Linet Japan Group Co., Ltd., Linet Japan Recycle Co., Ltd., and the general incorporated association Regional SDGs Creation Network. It will also work with the Osaka Marathon Organizing Committee and the Osaka City Board of Education.
Computers will be collected free of charge by courier from households. The plan is to extract metals from the collected PCs during the recycling process and use those metals as the materials for the medals. The idea is based on circulating discarded electronic equipment as a resource.
The project will be carried out as part of the Smile Eco Program. Under this program, unwanted PCs are collected and donated as equipment to organizations such as schools and neighborhood associations in proportion to the number of units collected.
"Urban mining" refers to the metals contained in used electronic equipment and other products, which are viewed as resources buried like ore deposits. Recovering metals from used products and reusing them is expected to reduce the environmental impact associated with mining and smelting ore.
The project is positioned in line with the purpose of the Osaka SDGs Action Charter as an Osaka-wide participatory effort that allows not only marathon runners but also people who do not run to take part. A distinguishing feature is the involvement of local households and schools.
Source: PR TIMES
This article was written by the editors based on the cited report and translated from Japanese. AI is used to assist in writing and translation.
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