Pickleballs
What items can we take?
We can take broken or whole pickleballs of any color but please make sure they are clean.
Damaged Pickleballs
broken, cracked or compressed
Indoor Pickleballs
Indoor balls have fewer larger holes
Outdoor Pickleballs
Outdoor pickleballs have small holes
Colorful Pickleballs
What isn’t in this category?
Pickleball Paddles
Donate reusable items to community groups or youth centers!
Compostable Pickleballs
Other Sports Balls
Donate reusable items to community groups or youth centers!
Ball pit balls
Pickleballs.
Pickleballs are lightweight, plastic balls used in the fastest-growing sport in the US. They are known for their durability and perforated design. Players support a more sustainable approach to the sport when they find ways to reuse and recycle worn-out pickleballs. It’s a simple step that can have a positive impact on the planet and the pickleball community.
Partnering with BounceBack Pickle
BounceBack Pickle is an 8x award-winning startup revolutionizing the pickleball industry with the world's first closed-loop recycling system for pickleballs. Every year, 770,000 lbs of broken pickleballs end up in landfills with no end-of-life solution. BounceBack partners with facilities nationwide to collect discarded balls, reprocess the plastic, and remanufacture them into the world's first recycled pickleball. BounceBack will help make sure Ridwell members' Pickleballs get a chance to bounce again!
Partnering with Merlin Plastics
Merlin Plastics, a circular economy-focused plastic recycler servicing the U.S. and Canada, gives used plastic a new life, providing an alternative to virgin resin to be used by plastic manufacturers. Used plastics, like your plastic items collected by Ridwell, are shredded, washed, and pelletized into a post-consumer resin (PCR) at Merlin. Ultimately, PCR is used to make various commercial and industrial products like nursery planting pots, piping, and more. Merlin is committed to circularizing discarded packaging in an environmentally sound, economically efficient, and socially responsible fashion.
Join the movement to build a future without waste.
