As much as 90% of equipment that was used during the Games will be reused, which includes inter alia. balls, furniture and sand from the playing fields. The Olympic village was equipped with recycled furniture and the use of single-use plastics was significantly less than at previous Games. Despite working with corporations notorious for their environmentally unsympathetic practices, activities at the Games indicate a growing commitment to organising greener events on a global scale.
Were they the greenest games?
A new standard has certainly been set.