Our impact on the environment one ball at a time
343 000
Recycled balls
55
Partners
''The Carrefour Multisports is proud to join the Recycle Balls Canada program where we can make a difference by helping the environment. Our goal is to recycle 25,000 tennis balls a year! '' Vito Vassallo - General Manager
Recent news
Together towards a sustainable future.
Because every action counts, the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM) highlights various green initiatives that have a real impact on their environment, whatever it may be.
Where do the National Bank Open balls go?
What happens to the thousands of balls used during the competition?
Special meeting
Derrick Senior and Pierre Langlois at the National Bank Open
In Blainville, we even recycle on the tennis courts
Following an idea from the Blainville Tennis Association, the City acquired 50 boxes dedicated to the recovery of tennis balls.
A word from the president
Tennis is one of the most polluting sports on the planet. Tennis balls are basically made of rubber (C5H8), wool (C16H14R7O8) and nylon (C12H22N2O2). Rubber and nylon are not biodegradable and therefore every time a tennis ball is thrown it has a strong negative impact on the environment
Since entering into an agreement with Recycle Balls Canada in 2020, over 50,000 balls have been recovered in Canada.
We need the collaboration of all indoor and outdoor tennis clubs that are important players in the world of tennis in order to reach our goal of collecting 150,000 additional balls by the end of 2024!
Thank you in advance for your contribution and we look forward to collaborating with you for the 2023-2024 season!
Testimonies
“ ATC recognizes that the more we recycle today, the greater the environmental benefit for future generations... ”
— Liz Rootham, President of the Almonte Tennis Club
“ Carrefour Multisports is proud to join the Recycle Balles Canada program where we can make a difference by helping the environment. Our goal is to recycle 25,000 tennis balls per year! ”
— Michel Tremblay, Director of Adult Tennis and Sebastian Scutaru, Director of High Performance, Sports Studies
“The ATS Board of Directors is pleased to partner in this effort to recycle tennis balls to save the planet. Our members appreciate the opportunity to recycle used balls. It is a simple and effective way for them to participate in this initiative. This is a small gesture that allows our company to reduce our carbon footprint by recycling... ”
— Nicole Lefebvre, President of the Sainte-Foy - Sillery Tennis Association
“I am very pleased to help the non-profit RecycleBalles Canada collect thousands of used tennis balls in the Ottawa-Gatineau area for recycling. Tennis balls are not biodegradable and our goal is to keep as many of them out of landfills as possible and put them into this sustainable and eco-friendly recycling program. Let's all do our part! Together we can make a big difference! ''
— Gary Hawkes, Performance Tennis Shop Owner
— Shelley and Steven Welchner, Secretary and Vice-President of the Perth Tay Tennis Club