The balls collected at the tournaments are sorted by RETURN staff: if reusable, they are donated to the tennis and padel schools involved in the project, otherwise they are collected by a specialised company that transports them to the sites for treatment.
Since 2024 we are the official supplier of the Nitto ATP Finals, where we collect used balls with bins placed in the Inalpi Arena, the Fan Village and the Circolo della Stampa Club.
We were the official supplier of the Intesa SanPaolo Next Gen ATP Finals in 2022 (the last year in Italy before moving to Jeddah), where we collected used balls with bins placed inside the Allianz Cloud.
Since 2024 we have been present at the Trofeo Bonfiglio – Internazionali d’Italia Juniores, where we collect used balls with bins placed inside the Tennis Club Milano Alberto Bonacossa.
CLUBS
The balls collected in the clubs are picked up by a specialist company, which transports them to the sites for treatment and assists the club staff in completing the paperwork.
Club RETURN membership offers a range of exclusive benefits:
- free supply of RETURN-branded bins and boxes for the collection and storage of tennis and padel balls
- awarding the club the status of ‘Club RETURN’ with the corresponding brand/logo
- inclusion of the Club’s brand/logo on the dedicated page on the RETURN website
- free supply of flags and totems characterising the Club as ‘Club RETURN’
- free replacement of worn or damaged collection, storage and communication materials
- discounts for the Club and members on RETURN products and notices on news and promotions
- environmental education initiatives for members, instructors and students of tennis and padel schools with the participation of experts
