Student-led in Miami

Giving used tennis balls a second life.

A student-led Miami project collecting, reusing, and recycling tennis balls to support our environment and community.

The Second Bounce Project logo

Balls collected so far

Every ball recovered is one kept out of a landfill.

0 / 15,000
0Goal: 15,000 balls

Our mission

One ball. Three better outcomes.

1

Collect

Recover used tennis balls from local players and tennis facilities.

2

Reuse

Find opportunities to give playable balls to community programs and organizations.

3

Recycle

Send worn-out balls to appropriate repurposing and recycling organizations.

How it works

From the court to its next purpose.

A simple local system keeps usable materials moving and worn-out balls away from waste streams.

  1. 1Players donate their used tennis balls.
  2. 2We collect and sort every ball.
  3. 3Balls go to reuse or an appropriate repurposing partner.

Partners

The people and places behind the project.

The community organizations working with The Second Bounce Project.

Ocean Club KBCliff Drysdale Tennis RitzCalusa Park TennisCrandon Park Tennis CenterMDC Animal ServicesBryan Park TennisKB Tennis AssociationFirst Serve MiamiOcean Club KBCliff Drysdale Tennis RitzCalusa Park TennisCrandon Park Tennis CenterMDC Animal ServicesBryan Park TennisKB Tennis AssociationFirst Serve Miami
MDC Animal Services — collected tennis balls
MDC Animal Services
KB Tennis Association — collected tennis balls
KB Tennis Association
Bryan Park Tennis — collected tennis balls
Bryan Park Tennis

Be part of the next bounce

Have balls to donate or a place for a collection box?

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