Sri Nihal Tammana
Sri Nihal Tammana | |
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Nationality | Indian-American |
Occupation | Environmental campaigner |
Years active | 2019-present |
Known for | Founder of Recycle My Battery |
Website | https://recyclemybattery.org |
Sri Nihal Tammana is an Indian-American environmental campaigner who specializes in battery recycling.[1][2][3][4]
Environmental work
He is founder of the US-based non-profit organization, Recycle My Battery. His nonprofit installs free battery recycling bins and educates students and adults about battery recycling.[5] By 2022, the organization had recycled nearly 200,000 used batteries and educated millions of people about battery recycling.[4][6][7]
Tammana has since made a number of media appearances, including a live appearance on CNN,[8] featuring on the Japanese TV network Fuji TV,[9] a TED talk called "Saving earth, one battery at a time",[10] and an upcoming appearance on BBC.[11] He delivered his second TED talk called "Recycle My Battery: Empowering Communities" about issue of battery waste, in 2023.[12]
Tammana was also featured on Time for Kids, as one of the Kid Heroes of the Planet.[13]
Awards
- 2023: Honoree NJ Governor’s Volunteerism Awards[14]
- 2023: Diana Award[15][16]
- 2023: Youth Summit Awards[17]
- 2022: CNN Heroes, Young Wonder Award[18]
- 2022: Gloria Barron Prize, Young Heroes[3]
- 2020: National Waste & Recycling Association, National Recycling Award[1]
- 2020: President's Environmental Youth Award[19]
- 2020: New Jersey Governor's Environmental Excellence Award[20]
References
- ^ a b "Battery delight: AP boy recycles his way to glory". The Times of India. 2020-11-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Kanmadikar, Pallavi (2020-11-19). "Meet Sri Nihal Tammana, The 11-Year-Old Founder Of 'Recycle My Battery'". DissDash. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b "Four Indian-American teens win top prize for young heroes". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b "Sri Nihal Tammana | Young Innovator and Entrepreneur | Global Indian". Global Indian Youth. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Recycle Old Batteries At South Brunswick Library On Earth Day". South Brunswick, NJ Patch. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Four PIO teens win top US prize for young heroes". The Times of India. 2022-10-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Monthly, New Jersey (2022-12-21). "Edison Student Leads the Charge on Recycling Used Batteries". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ CNN Heroes Young Wonder: Sri Nihal Tammana | CNN, 2022-12-13, retrieved 2023-07-16
- ^ "フューチャーランナーズ". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Tammana, Sri Nihal (2021-06-10), Saving Earth, One Battery At A Time!, retrieved 2023-07-16
- ^ "BBC World Service - The Documentary, A Billion batteries". BBC. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Tammana, Sri Nihal (2023-06-12), Recycle My Battery: Empowering Communities, retrieved 2023-07-28
- ^ "Kid Heroes for the Planet". Time for Kids. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "Honorees 2023". Volunteerism Awards. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "Roll of Honour 2023". diana-award.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "Eight Indian Americans win Diana Award". New India Abroad. 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "Youth Summit Awards". www.youthsummitawards.com. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "Photos: 'CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute' 2022". CNN. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ US EPA, OA (2022-06-10). "President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) 2020 Winners". www.epa.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "NJDEP| Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards | 2020 Winners". Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards. Retrieved 2023-07-16.