Donate new condition balls to thrifts that accept sports equipment, share used tennis balls with the community for reuse including dog toys, covers for the bottom of chair legs, and creative reuse.
Tennis Balls
The balls with which to play the game tennis.
Consider donation for repurposing for dog toys, the bottom of student chairs, and the bottom of walkers.
Vendors
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Sports Basement (Walnut Creek) | 1881 Ygnacio Valley Rd | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No bounce tennis balls for animal shelter fetch,reBounce, or take for reuse bottom of walkers, canes, or school chair legs. | |
FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
Sports Basement (Sunnyvale) | 1177 Kern Ave | Sunnyvale | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No bounce tennis balls for animal shelter fetch,reBounce, or take for reuse bottom of walkers, canes, or school chair legs. | |
Sports Basement (San Ramon) | 1041 Market Place | San Ramon | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No bounce tennis balls for animal shelter fetch,reBounce, or take for reuse bottom of walkers, canes, or school chair legs. | |
Sports Basement (SF Bryant St) | 1590 Bryant St | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No bounce tennis balls for animal shelter fetch,reBounce, or take for reuse bottom of walkers, canes, or school chair legs. | |
Sports Basement (SF Presidio) | 610 Old Mason St | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No bounce tennis balls for animal shelter fetch,reBounce, or take for reuse bottom of walkers, canes, or school chair legs. | |
Sports Basement (SF Stonestown) |
3251 20th Ave Suite 390 |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No bounce tennis balls for animal shelter fetch,reBounce, or take for reuse bottom of walkers, canes, or school chair legs. | |
SCRAP | 801 Toland St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Craigslist |
222 Sutter St Floor 9 |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up | ||
Nextdoor |
Headquarters 420 Taylor St |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up | ||
Sports Basement (Redwood City) | 202 Walnut St | Redwood City | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No bounce tennis balls for animal shelter fetch,reBounce, or take for reuse bottom of walkers, canes, or school chair legs. | |
Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Landfill | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Free Oakland UP | 2809 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse |
4695 Telegraph Ave. (drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Facebook Buy Nothing Groups | 1 Hacker Way | Menlo Park | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
reBounces Tennis Ball Recycling |
Headquarters ; 1313 Hwy 62-65 NSte F |
Harrison | Reuse | Free Mail-in, Mail-in for a Fee | Mail in old tennis balls (min 200 free or you pay shipping no minimum). Complete contact us form for label. If in good condition, they repressurize & resell, if in poor condition, they partner to have them ground & added to new tennis court surfaces. Sell small pressurizing systems to represssurize balls. | |
reBounces Tennis Ball Recycling |
Headquarters ; 1313 Hwy 62-65 NSte F |
Harrison | Repair | Free Mail-in, Mail-in for a Fee | Mail in old tennis balls (min 200 free or you pay shipping no minimum). Complete contact us form for label. If in good condition, they repressurize & resell, if in poor condition, they partner to have them ground & added to new tennis court surfaces. Sell small pressurizing systems to represssurize balls. | |
reBounces Tennis Ball Recycling |
Headquarters ; 1313 Hwy 62-65 NSte F |
Harrison | Recycle | Free Mail-in, Mail-in for a Fee | Mail in old tennis balls (min 200 free or you pay shipping no minimum). Complete contact us form for label. If in good condition, they repressurize & resell, if in poor condition, they partner to have them ground & added to new tennis court surfaces. Sell small pressurizing systems to represssurize balls. | |
Sports Basement (Berkeley) | 2727 Milvia St. | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No bounce tennis balls for animal shelter fetch, reBounce, or take for reuse bottom of walkers, canes, or school chair legs. |
Curbside Service
Garbage | Note | ||
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Alameda |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Albany |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Berkeley |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. Sports Basement collects them for reuse (including fetch). ### |
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Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Dublin |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Emeryville |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Fremont |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Hayward |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Livermore |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Newark |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Oakland |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Piedmont |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Pleasanton |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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San Leandro |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |
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Union City |
Teachers often accept balls with no bounce to cut and place on the bottom of their chairs. ### |