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Tennis has a dirty little secret.
It’s neon. It’s fuzzy. And it’s heading to landfills for the next 400 years.
For a sport obsessed with precision — string tension, grip size, court speed — we’ve been oddly casual about the humble tennis ball. That is, until now. Enter Volleybird, founded by two racquet-sports entrepreneurs who looked at this system and said, We can do this better.
Their goal wasn’t to become eco-warriors of the baseline. They were building a premium racquet sports subscription business with one rule — find products North America didn’t have yet. That search led them to Europe — and to what might be tennis’s best-kept secret, the Renewaball.
Volleybird Renewaball
This sustainable ball has several features that separate it from other brands:
- 100% recycled rubber core — no virgin petroleum
- Organic wool and cotton felt — no microplastic shedding
- 29% lower lifecycle carbon emissions
- ITF and IPF certified — tournament-grade performance
- Made in Europe — the only tennis ball manufactured there
- Fully recyclable — with a collection system feeding old balls back into production
Decades of industry belief said recycling a ball was impossible. Years of research turned “impossible” into a circular reality.
Until now, American players couldn’t get them. Volleybird secured exclusive North American distribution, making them the only source in the U.S. and Canada.
At $16 per can, Renewaball is premium by design, targeted at clubs, academies, luxury hotels and players who care about performance and sustainability. Organic wine in the clubhouse? Now your tennis balls match.
In a sport built on tradition, real innovation is rare, and sometimes it arrives in a small pressurized can. Volleybird didn’t set out to sell a “green” tennis ball. It went hunting for the best one in the world. It just happens to be better for the planet, too.
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