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.

How it works
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1M+
Balls to QLD landfill yearly
Estimated · 2025
400yr
Time for a ball to decompose
Plastic decay research
89+
QLD clubs without recycling
Deadball survey · 2025
Zero
Dedicated recycling programs for racquet balls in QLD
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 the bin.

02 —
Collect

We do the rest

We pick up full bins, sort the balls, and deliver them to our QLD recycling partner. You get an impact report — balls recycled, plastic diverted, CO₂ saved.

03 —
Reborn

Reborn as Dead Ball™

Ground down, melted, remanufactured into Dead Ball™ — Australia's first 100% recycled pickleball. The loop closes.

Ed and his daughter on the pickleball court, North Queensland

Started on a court,
in a pram.

Our daughter was two when pickleball became her white noise.

Three nights a week in North Queensland, five until seven, the courts run down the road from us. She'd fall asleep in her pram to the pop and echo of it.

She's eight now. Paddle in hand every chance she gets. But we've both been noticing what gets left behind. Cracked. Dead. Piling up courtside after every session.

That's where this came from. Not a business plan. Just two people who love this sport, watching balls pile up, wondering why nobody was collecting them.

Ed & Daughter · North Queensland

Be a founding club.
Before they're gone.

First 10 clubs get 3 months free. We place the bin, handle collection. You just play.

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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
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Dead Ball™ recycled pickleball
$18
Coming 2026
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