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The Games have been touted as being held in a "different parallel world", with the bubble returning only a positive rate of 0.02 per cent from the 571,000 tests conducted as at Friday (Aug 6). ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONGĮlsewhere, hydrogen was used to fuel Games relay torches and the Olympic cauldron, while 90 per cent of the Games passenger vehicles are electric-drive such as fuel cell or plug-in hybrid models.Įven the beds in the Games Village can be recycled: The mattresses can be broken down into pellets and processed into bedding or plastic bags, while the bed frames are made of recyclable cardboard. The 5,300 sq m Plaza at the Olympic Village is made of about 40,000 pieces of timber donated by 63 municipalities in Japan. Mr Kuma told The Straits Times that he sought to offset negative emissions through the extensive use of wood and natural ventilation. The new National Stadium, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, was built using wood canvassed from all 47 of Japan's prefectures, as was the Olympic Village Plaza.
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Medals were made from donated mobile phones and electronics podiums from recycled plastics.