Game changer: Innovator aims to ‘re-inflate’ discarded tennis balls
![Article image for Game changer: Innovator aims to ‘re-inflate’ discarded tennis balls](https://www.6pr.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/04/image-tennis-balls-canva-1200x800.png)
After witnessing the vast number of tennis balls discarded annually, an innovative thinker has devised a method to ‘re-inflate’ tennis balls. He has set a personal challenge to recycle the 48,000 tennis balls discarded after the Australian Open each year.
David Rees told Chrissy Morrissy on 6PR Afternoons that 7 Olympic pools of rubber every year is being wasted.
“The problem is the balls go flat, and they continue to deflate,” Mr Rees said.
“We believe tennis coaches buy a box of balls every three weeks, but with this device we could drop that down to three months.”
Press PLAY to hear the full story:
Image: Canva