Impacting young minds on e-waste and battery awareness through art

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Impacting young minds on e-waste and battery awareness through art

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01 April 2026

Impacting young minds on e-waste and battery awareness through art

Earlier this year, we hosted a student art exhibition on e-waste and battery awareness at the Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad. The exhibition brought together students, parents, educators, and our team members to engage in conversations around sustainability, creativity, and shared responsibility.

The gallery featured student-created artwork, 3D models, and short films made from discarded electronic items. Students confidently explained their ideas and learning, turning the exhibition into an interactive space for dialogue on reuse, safe e-waste disposal, and responsible consumption.

The exhibition marked the culmination of a pilot Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme on e-waste and battery awareness, launched in August 2025 across five schools in Ahmedabad, reaching over 1,200 students and their families near our battery manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat. The programme combines awareness sessions, hands-on action, and creative expression.

As part of the initiative, students led e-waste collection drives at home, in schools and neighbourhoods, resulting in the collection of 226.5 kilograms of e-waste, with more still being gathered. A recycling partner was onboarded to ensure responsible processing and to introduce students to segregation, reuse and upcycled products.

Sharing their experience, Hardee Shah, a student from Shreyas School said:

“Before this initiative, we didn’t think much about e-waste and would simply throw things away. Now, we think before we discard anything. We look at waste batteries as something we can turn into art and innovation.”

Reflecting on the impact as a parent, Rebecca Sudan shared:

“After this initiative, my child started paying attention to old phones and wires at home and explaining why they matter. That awareness is the biggest outcome of this programme.”

Commenting on the exhibition, Suman Rajput, Deputy General Manager, Corporate Communications and CSR, said:

“It was heartening to see how deeply the children engaged with ideas of sustainability and responsibility. The exhibition reflected both learning and ownership.”

Through initiatives like these, we continue to place communities at the centre of our approach, encouraging responsible habits and shaping more conscious choices for the future.