Sri Nihal Tammana

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Sri Nihal Tammana (born 2009), is an environmental campaigner and founder of the US-based Nonprofit organization Recycle My Battery.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Nihal was born and currently resides in the United States in Edison, New Jersey.

Nihal is known for his recycling work and environmental campaigning, for which he has received widespread recognition. His work with Recycle My Battery has resulted in hundreds of thousands of batteries being recycled since 2019. Additionally, his environmental campaigning has reached millions of people. He actively promotes recycling across the United States, Canada, and India.

Early life

Nihal was born in 2009 in Edison, New Jersey, USA to an Indian Americans family.

Environmental work

In 2019, at the age of 10, Nihal began campaigning for battery recycling when he learned about fires and pollution caused by batteries in landfills. After conducting research and surveying local households and businesses, he started a non-profit organization – Recycle My Battery – to tackle the problem. By 2022, the organization had recycled over 200,000 used batteries and educated millions of people about the importance of battery recycling.[7]

Awards and recognition

Since founding Recycle My Battery, Nihal has received several environmental awards for his voluntary work, including:

  • CNN Heroes (2022), Young Wonder Award[8]
  • National Waste & Recycling Association: National Recycling Award (2020)[2]
  • President's Environmental Youth Award (2020)[9]
  • Governor of New Jersey Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award (2020)[10]
  • Barron Prize (2022), Winner[7]
  • Multiplying Good: One in a Million Award (2020)[11]


In addition to these awards, Nihal has made a number of prominent media appearances, including:

  • A live appearance on CNN for his CNN Heroes (2022) award
  • A TED (conference) called "Saving earth, one battery at a time", in June 2021[12]
  • A feature on major Japanese TV network, Fuji TV's "Future Runners"[13]

Nihal has also received bipartisan recognition of his work from various US politicians, including senators and city mayors.[14]

References

  1. CNN Heroes Young Wonder: Sri Nihal Tammana | CNN, 2022-12-13, retrieved 2022-12-26
  2. 2.0 2.1 Times of India, Battery delight: AP boy recycles his way to glory.
  3. President's Environmental Youth Award 2020 President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Winners 2020.
  4. Daily Herald, Best Brains Partners With Recycle My Battery.
  5. Inc.com, Here's How to Encourage the Kid Entrepreneur in Your Life.
  6. Global Indian, How Sri Nihal Tammana's Recycle My Battery Has Recycled 145,000 Batteries.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Barron Prize 2022 Winners". Barron Prize. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  8. CNN Heroes Young Wonder: Sri Nihal Tammana | CNN, 2022-12-13, retrieved 2022-12-24
  9. "President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Winners 2021". www.epa.gov. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  10. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Murphy Administration Honors Leaders in Environmental Justice.
  11. Multiplying Good, Sri Nihal Tammana.
  12. YouTube TEDx Talks, Saving Earth, One Battery At A Time.
  13. "フューチャーランナーズ". フジテレビ (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  14. Times of India, Indian American Kid Founded Recycle My Battery.

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