Closed Loop Take-Back for Tennis Balls — Solved.

Get tennis balls back, recover felt covering, rubber & adhesives, and meet compliance across global markets — without operational headaches.


 • Chain-of-custody • Audit-grade traceability • Digital Platform • Audited Partners
  

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Recycling solutions for Tennis Balls

Millions of tennis balls reach end-of-life annually, with traditional disposal creating unnecessary waste. Made primarily of rubber cores and felt coverings, these balls contain valuable materials that can be recovered and reprocessed into new products, reducing environmental impact while supporting circular economy initiatives.

With Resourcify, manufacturers can run compliant take-back programs that:

Recover high-value materials
Reduce disposal costs and material purchasing costs by up to 35%
Meet regulation obligations with audit-grade reporting

What's Inside a Tennis Ball?

Most balls are small and lightweight, but material-rich. A typical unit contains:

Rubber
70%
Pressurized rubber core, primary component
Felt covering
25%
Wool/nylon blend outer covering
Adhesives
5%
Binding agents and sealants

This composition, especially the felt covering and rubber, makes tennis balls ideal candidates for structured take-back programs.

Tennis Balls Recycling Process: Step by Step

Recycling sounds simple — doing it consistently and compliantly across regions is complex. Resourcify sets up and runs scalable take-back programs worldwide, connecting companies, processors, dismantlers, logistics and recyclers in one platform.

Collection & Sorting

Gather used tennis balls from sports facilities and sort by condition and type.

Cleaning & Preparation

Remove dirt and debris, prepare balls for material separation processing.

Felt Removal

Mechanically separate felt covering from rubber core components.

Rubber Processing

Grind rubber cores into granules for reprocessing into new rubber products.

Total Recovery / Year
0
Market value of materials

Value Beyond Materials

Access to materials
secure supply chain
Lower material costs
save big money
Sell more products
brand differentiation

About Resourcify

We help some of the world's largest companies close the loop on products and materials, getting them back at end of life for remanufacturing, recycling, and reusing. We provide the digital infrastructure and certified network to design, run, and scale global take-back programs:

Get Your Materials Back

High recycling rates

• Verified recovery streams
• Digital certificates
• Full chain-of-custody

Reduce Raw Material costs

Access secondary materials

• Buy-back or credit models
• Offset virgin input costs
• Price transparency

Scale Without Complexity

One platform, all stakeholders

• SLA monitoring
• Partner playbooks
• Exception handling built-in

👉 Whether you're launching a pilot or scaling across 30+ markets, Resourcify simplifies the complexity so you can focus on your products.

Go Circular with Tennis Balls Today

Don't wait for your competitors to turn waste into profit & compliance advantage.

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tennis balls
Eligible Participants
These products can be recycled through manufacturer supported take-back programs. Contact us to find out more.
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The Resourcify platform solutions are available in 15+ countries.

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