Can you recycle sports balls & equipment?

Sports kit charities redistribute usable equipment to schools and clubs. Dead tennis balls are wanted by dog rescues and schools (chair feet!). Deflated footballs, snapped rackets: general waste — mixed materials.

Tips

• Tennis clubs often collect dead balls for dog charities

Which bin does it go in?

Donate usable kit (sports charities); balls and rackets are general waste when dead.

Before throwing it away, see reuse, repair and donation routes.

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