210,000 Balls Recycled: A New Milestone

BallBack just crossed 210,000+ tennis balls recycled or repurposed. That is 210,000 balls that came off a court and found a second life instead of a landfill.

Here is the quick version of what 210,000 means, who made it happen this month, and what we are chasing next.

Thirty-eight chapter leaders across 18 US states and two countries kept the bins moving all month. Every week they empty courtside bins at 56+ partner facilities, pull out the still-bouncy balls for youth programs, and box the rest for the next RecycleBalls shipment. New chapters in Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and Oregon, plus our first chapters in London and Mumbai, pushed the total past the line.

To every facility that keeps a bin courtside, to every chapter leader hauling boxes to the UPS store on a Saturday, and to everyone who told a friend or dropped off a bag of dead balls: 210,000 is your number, not ours.

If your club, school, or organization wants to be part of the next milestone, email us at prem@ballback.org.

With new chapters still launching and indoor season picking up, the next target is 225,000 balls. Keep an eye on our Instagram feed for pickup photos, chapter launches, and whatever comes after that.

"210,000 is proof that a bin by the fence and a student with a car can move a real number."

Prem Kamasani, founder