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Advocating E-waste Recycling to Protect the Environment and Health in our Community
1MB Partnered with Google
1MB Partnered with Google
We partnered with Google to run 1MB drives at its Mountain View (headquarters), Sunnyvale, and Irvine sites to celebrate 2022 International Recycle Week!
TAE Oxford Academy Branch and Lynbrook Branch reached out to and worked with Google's Environmental Health and Safety managers, facility coordinators, and many service teams in seven campuses of three Google sites, covering 38 buildings.
Together, more than 70,000 batteries were collected and recycled! Many thanks to Google’s partnership and great contributions to our 1MB campaign for sustainability and a greener planet for all!
Batteries collected at Google's Irvine site
An advertisement at Google's Sunnyvale site
Battery containers placed in high traffic areas
International Recycle Week 2022—Events Co-hosted with the College Environmental Club
International Recycle Week 2022—Events Co-hosted with the College Environmental Club
Three-week 1MB Battery Drive from 9/6-9/23 and WEEEcycle (E-waste Collection) Event on 9/24
Collected 10,440 pounds of e-waste and 20,137 batteries
Reached at least 200,000 people to raise awareness of e-waste recycling via media coverage and three school districts
Volunteers from four TAE branches (Oxford Academy, Cambridge VA, Acaciawood Prep, and Troy High Branches) and the College Environmental Club
Featured in local newspapers, including Press-Telegram, Whittier Daily News, and Talon Marks
Picture taken before the first truck load was hauled away
E-waste collected between the 1st and 2nd truck loads (total 3 truck loads)
Volunteers for the traffic control
Happy TAE volunteers
Receiving 300 obsolete laptops from library staff
Flyer for the 1MB Battery Drive
Earth Day 2022—Battery Drive Co-hosted with Four Colleges
Earth Day 2022—Battery Drive Co-hosted with Four Colleges
Dates: April 18-May 13, 2022
Collected and recycled 30,000+ batteries
Collaborated with Cambridge CV TAE branch and the students from four nearby colleges (Cypress College, Cerritos Collge, Whittier College, California State University in Fullerton)
This drive helped 1MB reach the 100,000 batteries milestone on May 13, 2022 (six months since 1MB started)!
College students decorating promotion boards to help run a 1MB drive
A promotion board is set up near a student study room, a high traffic area
A DIY bucket made out of a dollar store trash bin by an enthusiastic college student using our flyer
Can you guess how many batteries are in this one-gallon jug? If you guessed 327, you were correct.
College Student Survey Remarks:
“[Our collection] involved several hours of driving, calling, and brainstorming where we can find used batteries. We went to libraries, community buildings, stores, even churches and parks.”
“I just dropped one bucket [see the third picture above] off at an assisted living facility near my house, and they were excited to have somewhere to put them. They even asked if I accepted toners.”
“A lot of my friends were surprised to hear that it was illegal to throw away batteries in the garbage and had made a note in their head to always recycle them.”
“My family wasn't aware of the e-waste caused by batteries. It was a good educational moment for them.”
AUHSD Steam-A-Palooza 2022— Battery Collection Event
AUHSD Steam-A-Palooza 2022— Battery Collection Event
Date: April 23, 2022
In celebration of Earth Day 2022
Collected 4,665 batteries
Volunteers from five TAE branches: Oxford Academy, Margaret Landell, Cambridge VA, Los Coyotes, and Lexington Junior High TAE Branches (some branch leaders not pictured)
Promoting Battery/E-waste Collection to District Ambassadors, Representing 20 Schools and 30,000 Students in our District
Promoting Battery/E-waste Collection to District Ambassadors, Representing 20 Schools and 30,000 Students in our District
AUHSD Servanthon 2022—
E-waste Collection Event
AUHSD Servanthon 2022—
E-waste Collection Event
Date: 9 AM-12 PM, Jan. 17, 2022
Collected 2.3 tons (4,600 lbs) of e-waste district-wide and 7,217 batteries
27 volunteers (16 students + 11 adults)
Featured in Orange County Register
How We Ran the E-waste Collection Event (Step-by-Step Guide)
Flyer Used for the Event
E-Waste Drop-off
Top View of the E-waste Collection
Donated Batteries in all
Kinds of Containers
Carrying Items to Container Bin
Reorganizing Items
Tossing E-waste Over Walls of Filled Container Bin
Picture Time!
December 2021—The First 1MB School Battery Recycling Event
December 2021—The First 1MB School Battery Recycling Event
Dates: Dec 1 – Dec 15, 2021
Recycled 12,288 batteries
18 volunteers (10 students + 8 adults)
Testimonial Blog (for more details about our event)
How We Ran the Battery Recycling Event (Step-by-Step Guide)
Student Survey Remarks:
“The event was really fun to participate in.”
“My mom was way too excited about how many batteries we had collected.”
“We had accumulated a lot of used batteries at home and didn’t know how or where to recycle them, and this event provided me with a way to recycle the batteries.”
Other Statistics:
95% said that the event helped them become more aware of e-waste recycling.
90% of the students were interested in volunteering in our future battery recycling events.
Flyer Used for the Event
First Day: Bucket Distribution
Last Day: Collection
A Small Portion of the Collected Batteries
America Recycles Day 2021—1MB Started with the Senior Apartments in Cypress, California
America Recycles Day 2021—1MB Started with the Senior Apartments in Cypress, California
Collected 1,488 batteries within the first two weeks!
As I counted and logged the numbers of collected batteries, I became more and more excited. After having been advocating for the issue of e-waste under my organization Teens Against E-waste, I finally had a concrete project that I could use to take action and even have other people participate in. I needed a good name to promote this project, and naturally, “One Million Batteries” came to my mind!
My first batch of batteries collected from a senior apartment manager who told me, "We have been waiting for you!"
Ten days after I dropped off a battery bucket with Kathy, she texted me: "We have a lotta batteries for you!"
Many seniors donated used batteries and left them in Kathy's office—A grand total of 861 in just 10 days!
My first trip to the Orange County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center to send collected batteries over to be recycled.
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