Tennis and pickleball ball recycling
Summary
More than a dozen students and the founder of Habits of Waste asked Beverly Hills to become the first city to require tennis and pickleball ball recycling at clubs and parks — hundreds of millions of balls end up in landfills and take centuries to decompose. The council agreed to agendize it, likely through the Recreation and Parks Commission work plan.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 5
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
Costs would be limited to collection infrastructure at city facilities if an ordinance is drafted.
Young athletes, parks users and the environment; the existing Beverly Hills Tennis Club program shows it's workable.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council Regular Meeting and Parking Authority Meeting - Oct 20, 2026
A student-led nonprofit asked the council to adopt an ordinance requiring recycling of tennis and pickleballs, citing a Guinness World Record collection of 22,000 balls and 400 million balls landfilled nationally each year. They want an agenda slot to make a full presentation.
City Council Regular Meeting and Parking Authority Meeting - Apr 21, 2026
More than a dozen students and the founder of Habits of Waste asked Beverly Hills to become the first city to require tennis and pickleball ball recycling at clubs and parks — hundreds of millions of balls end up in landfills and take centuries to decompose. The council agreed to agendize it, likely through the Recreation and Parks Commission work plan.
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