Retour Tennis

'Ditch the garbage can'

Private clubs many times have garbage cans sitting out either by the entrance or courtside for collecting used tennis balls. But they look unprofessional and typically end up being confused for regular garbage cans.

The AD-IN Bin provides your club with a professional-looking receptacle designed specifically for collecting used tennis balls. The AD-IN Bin is mounted on any fence at eye-level, making it easy for members to dispose of their tennis balls. The trap-door bottom allows you to easily empty 200 tennis balls in under five seconds directly into a box or cart.

Consider ditching the garbage can. There is a better way to recycle used tennis balls.

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"Five years from now, every court in America will be recycling tennis balls, and if they are not, players will think, 'Why aren't they doing it?'"

Check out Retour Tennis in the New York Times!

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/11/sports/tennis/yellow-fuzzy-and-flat-where-do-recycled-tennis-balls-go.html?ref=tennis&_r=1

Yellow, Fuzzy and Flat: Where Do Recycled Tennis Balls Go? Although most tennis balls end up in landfills, there is a growing effort to reuse them.

Another great article about tennis balls.

Now...we just need one that offers and in-depth look at recycling tennis balls...

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/sports/tennis/which-tennis-ball-is-in-use-it-makes-a-difference.html?ref=sports&_r=0

Which Tennis Ball is in Use? It Makes a Difference Different balls for different tournaments is just one of many adjustments professional tennis players have to make.

This is where they start, but we're focused on where they end up.

It is important to consider all the stages in the life of a product. At Retour Tennis, our mission is to help communities take control to address the potential waste generate by the over 100 Million tennis balls sold each year in the United States. Check out our site retourtennis.com to learn more about what you can do.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/sports/tennis/wilson-tennis-balls-made.html?ref=sports&_r=0

New Balls, Please A factory outside of Bangkok cranks out millions of tennis balls. Here’s how they’re made.

New Rochelle collected over 1,000 balls in the first four months with just one bin. Imagine what we can do with Ad-In Bins at public tennis courts around the country

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnoVtVNnWIU&feature=youtu.be

New Rochelle Parks & Recreation AD-IN Bin Recycling Program The City of New Rochelle was approached by the initiative in April of 2016, since then New Rochelle Parks and Recreation has recycled over 1,000 tennis balls...