Maui County and Maui Tennis Ball Recycling, LLC teamed up to recycle 15,000 used tennis balls that may have otherwise wound up in the local landfill. — Photo Maui Tennis Ball Recycling, LLC
Maui Tennis Ball Recycling LLC, with the support of a County of Maui Department of Environmental Management recycling grant, has shipped more than 15,000 used tennis balls to the Mainland to be recycled.
The recycling grant provided funds to purchase dedicated collection bins for county park facilities in Wailuku and Kula and covered the cost of shipping the balls from mid-2018 through the end of 2020. Even though the grant has now ended, Maui Tennis Ball Recycling will carry on the recycling effort, relying on financial support from local tennis players and businesses.
For more information or to contribute to the project, visit www.mauitennisballrecycling .com.
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