Deadball recycling bin courtside at a Queensland pickleball club

Deadball · Queensland · Est. 2025

Dead balls don't have to stay dead.

Cracked pickleballs. Dead tennis balls. Worn-out padel balls. They all go to landfill. Not anymore.

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1,000,000
Balls to QLD landfill yearly
Estimated · 2025
89+
QLD clubs without recycling
Deadball survey · 2025
Zero
QLD recycling programs for racquet balls
As of 2025

Three steps.
Zero landfill.

01 —
Drop

Drop your dead balls

A Deadball bin sits courtside at your club. When a ball cracks or wears out, players drop it in instead of throwing it out.

02 —
Collect

We collect from your club

We pick up full bins, sort by ball type, and pass them to our QLD recycling partner. Your club gets a monthly report showing exactly how many balls you kept out of landfill.

03 —
Reborn

Reborn as Dead Ball™

Ground down, melted, remanufactured. Your dead ball comes back as Dead Ball™ — Australia's first 100% recycled pickleball.

Dead
Ball™

Your cracked ball leaves a Deadball bin. It comes back as this.

  • Material 100% recycled polypropylene
  • Origin Collected & made in Queensland
  • Spec Tournament-grade dimensions
  • Packaging 3-ball recycled tube
  • Availability First run — join the waitlist
Join the waitlist Learn more about Dead Ball™
Dead Ball™ recycled pickleball
$18
First run — Q4 2026
Ed and his daughter on the pickleball court

The ball is dead.
Now what?

The industry knows. They've always known. Selling the next ball is the business model. What happens to the last one is someone else's problem.

Our daughter is eight. She asked the question out loud that everyone had quietly decided to ignore. She wasn't impressed with our answer.

So we changed the answer.

That's what Deadball is. It's not a charity. It's not greenwashing. It's a closed loop — your dead ball goes in the bin, and a new one comes back out the other end. Made here. From those exact balls.

The tribe that cares about this already exists. It's everyone who plays.

Ed & Daughter · Queensland

Be a founding club.
Before they're gone.

First 10 clubs get 1 month free. We place the bin, handle collection. You just play.

5 clubs already signed up.

Common questions
What does it cost?

Free for founding clubs. The first 10 get the bin, collection, and monthly reporting at no cost for month one. After that, pricing is based on how many balls your club goes through — we work that out together.

How much space does the bin take?

About the same footprint as a standard recycling bin, under 60cm across. It lives courtside — fence line or court entrance works. You don't need power, plumbing, or anything installed.

Is there a lock-in contract?

No. Month to month. If it's not working for your club, we collect the bin and that's it. No fees, no questions.

Which balls do you accept?

Pickleball, padel, and tennis balls. Any brand, any condition — cracked, dead, or just worn out. If it came off a court, we'll take it.