Student Joshua Lou (center) and Oxford Academy’s Environmental Conservation Organization Club collected more than 12,000 used batteries during a drive in early 2022. (Photo courtesy of Joshua Lou)
A high school junior from Oxford Academy is on a quest to save the planet, one used battery at a time.
Since establishing a nonprofit organization called Teens Against E-Waste last November, 16-year-old student Joshua Lou created a campaign called “One Million Batteries” that aims to raise awareness of e-waste recycling. So far, he and more than 800 teens from six different countries have collected more than 300,000 used batteries.
Joshua began by collecting old batteries from senior apartments near his home in Cypress. Then he enlisted help from 18 classmates to organize an event at their high school campus, where they collected more than…