US EditionOlympics equipment heads for 'second life' as Paris Games come to a close
- The Paris 2024 Olympics aims to minimize waste by using temporary venues and planning for a "second life" for equipment, such as tennis balls and beach volleyball sand.
- Georgina Grenon, sustainability director, stated that they considered the future of equipment before ordering, highlighting a new approach for global sports events.
- The organizing committee has confirmed second-life plans for 90 percent of six million items, with ongoing discussions for the remainder.
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Read: 3 min The stands have fallen quiet and the Athletes’ Village is emptying. What happens to all the equipment now the 2024 Paris Olympics are over? Organizers have plans for it. Over decades, the Olympics have forged a reputation for monumental waste, with whole stadiums sometimes left to rot once the two-week sporting extravaganza moves on. But Paris promised to do things differently, using temporary venues to cut construction work but als…
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