In the last year, London’s Metropolitan Police have collected more than 52 tonnes of scrap metal from old keys, knives and guns. All this metal is being used to construct the Olympic Stadium in Stratford for the 2012 Olympic games. You read correctly! Confiscated weapons from the Metropolitan Police Department are being melted down and used to build the stadium. The stadium was designed by Populous, to utilize a minimum number of materials and resources. The goal was to have a lower environmental impact. The recycled scrap metal from guns, knives and keys are just some of those eco-elements.
The London Metropolitan Police have done an a lot in the last year to lighten their environmental footprint and have done environmental studies to see where improvements can be made. Along with collecting guns and knives to be recycled, they have collected 3.3 million spent bullets, weighing about 28 tonnes and recycled them into photo frames and jewelry.
Additionally, they have recycled old uniforms, including body armour, to be used in car production, as well as cooking oil and horse manure.
