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Sporting Goods (e.g., old tennis balls)
Also known as: Sports equipment, Tennis ball, Golf ball, Basketball
Kerbside collection: check your council
Kerbside rules differ across New Zealand — bins, crates and accepted materials all vary — so your council's own guide is the only reliable answer for where this goes at home.
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Large quantities can be taken to a refuse transfer station.
Impact: Discarded sporting goods contribute to landfill waste. Some materials, like rubber and plastic, can take hundreds of years to decompose.
Did you know? Old tennis balls can be repurposed as furniture sliders or added to laundry to fluff towels and blankets.
Find your council
Your council is the authoritative source for local collection rules.