If your HOA has tennis courts, you're going through a lot of tennis balls. Residents play regularly, balls lose their bounce, and eventually someone sweeps them into a trash bag and throws them out. It happens at basically every HOA court in the country, not because nobody cares, but because there's never been an easy alternative.
There is now.
A zero-cost recycling solution for your community courts
The Problem
The Actual Problem
Tennis balls take around 400 years to decompose. The rubber core, the felt, the pressurized interior: none of it breaks down quickly. Most end up sitting in landfills for generations.
400 yrs
Time for one tennis ball to decompose
125M
Tennis balls thrown away per year in the U.S.
What's inside a tennis ball?
Rubber Core
Felt Covering
Pressurized Gas
For an HOA, the fix is surprisingly simple.
The Solution
What a Recycling Program Actually Looks Like
"It's a bin. That's really it."
A collection bin goes next to your courts. Residents drop dead balls in instead of the trash. When it fills up, it gets shipped off for recycling through a prepaid label. No staff coordination, no extra budget, no new process for your team to manage.
Place a Bin
We provide a collection bin that sits right next to your courts.
Residents Drop Off
Players toss dead balls in the bin instead of the trash. One simple habit.
We Handle the Rest
Prepaid shipping, pickup logistics, and certified recycling. Zero staff effort.
BallBack handles the setup, the logistics, and the pickup. Your courts get a sustainability win you can share with residents, and your staff doesn't lift a finger.
Comparison
Without vs. With a Recycling Program
Before
With BallBack
Before
With BallBack
Before
With BallBack
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With BallBack
Engagement
Why Residents Actually Respond to This
Tennis players are already used to managing their equipment. Adding one small habit, dropping old balls in a bin instead of a trash can, is a genuinely easy ask. Most residents, once they know the bin exists, use it without needing a reminder.
HOAs with BallBack bins report near-universal adoption by residents. One simple habit change, dropping balls in a green bin instead of the trash, requires zero reminders.
It also gives your HOA something real to point to. Not a vague sustainability goal, but a specific, visible, measurable program. How many balls your courts helped recycle this quarter is the kind of concrete number that lands well in a board meeting or a community newsletter.
Cost to your HOA
Staff time needed
Resident-driven
Board-ready metrics
Material Breakdown
What Gets Recycled
Getting Started
How to Get Started
Reach out to BallBack
A quick email or form submission is all it takes. No complicated approval process required.
We ship and set up the bin
A collection bin arrives at your courts, ready to go. No assembly, no hassle.
Residents start recycling
Players drop used balls in the bin. When it's full, we coordinate pickup automatically.
Track and share your impact
Receive quarterly reports with real numbers to share at board meetings and in newsletters.
FAQ
Common Questions
Your courts are already a hub for your community.
This just makes them a little greener.
BallBack is a student-led nonprofit partnering with HOAs, schools, and tennis centers across DFW to recycle used tennis balls. Reach us at prem@ballback.org or visit ballback.org.
