Tennis Australia has change into the primary nationwide sports activities physique to enroll to TreadLIghtly to considerably curb the quantity of sport waste despatched to landfill.
29 August 2024 | tennis.com.au
Tennis Australia has signed on to the TreadLightly Nationwide Recycling Initiative – an industry-led nationwide recycling program managed by the Australian Sporting Items Affiliation (ASGA).
TreadLightly is dedicated to serving to Aussie sports activities lovers decrease their impression on the planet and reducing the waste created by the sports activities {industry}.
Beforehand referred to as the Sport On Recycling Program, TreadLightly has expanded to just accept balls and sneakers from all sporting codes, enabling it to considerably curb the quantity of sport waste despatched to landfill.
Beneath this system, used sports activities sneakers and balls are reworked into recycling crumb, which is used to fabricate new merchandise reminiscent of retail flooring, gymnasium mats and underlay for sporting surfaces.
TreadLightly has expanded to just accept balls and sneakers from all sporting codes, enabling it to considerably curb the quantity of sport waste despatched to landfill.
“Tennis Australia is delighted to be the primary nationwide sporting organisation to signal on to TreadLightly’s new sports activities ball program,” Tennis Australia Chief Tennis Officer Tom Larner stated.
“We’ve lengthy been concerned in numerous initiatives for recycling used tennis balls and it’s incredible to be part of this nationwide program, which accepts shoe and balls from all sports activities, permitting it to have a very vital impression.
“We’ll work with tennis golf equipment nationally that wish to be part of this system, and we sit up for seeing extra sporting codes, golf equipment and types throughout the nation signal on.”
Tennis Australia and Dunlop are among the many nationwide sporting organisations and types which have invested in this system, with tennis the primary sport to affix.
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There are TreadLightly assortment bins stationed at 60 tennis golf equipment throughout the nation, that are prepared to just accept used balls from all sporting codes, not simply tennis.
“It’s nice to work carefully with Tennis Australia and main sports activities retailers and producers to assist scale back the impression of sport in Australia,” ASGA Government Director Shaun Bajada stated.
“I’m happy with how the sporting items sector has labored collectively to discover a accountable end-of-life resolution for the thousands and thousands of balls that find yourself in landfill yearly.”
It’s predicted that 330 million balls are made worldwide annually, and most of those ultimately find yourself in landfill. Ball parts also can take greater than 400 years to decompose, highlighting the pressing want for efficient recycling options.
TreadLightly goals for 100 per cent of the sports activities ball to be recycled. The ball is lower into items, reusable parts are extracted, together with rubber, leather-based and fibres and was recycled crumb at native recycling crops.
Tennis golf equipment can register their curiosity to be concerned in this system to gather balls. This system is meant to be rolled out throughout all kinds of sporting golf equipment throughout the nation.
To be taught extra and register your curiosity to be concerned, go to treadlightly.asga.com.au.
