ABOUT
Our story
to change the planet.
BounceBack is on a mission to eliminate pickleball waste. The world's first closed-loop pickleball recycling company, keeping the sport we love sustainable without a sacrifice in performance.
Meet the Founder
Dillon
Rosenthal
As an avid pickleball player, Dillon saw firsthand the staggering amount of plastic waste the sport generates. Cracked balls tossed after every session with no end of life solution.
That concern turned into a question worth solving: "What if we could turn every discarded pickleball into a brand-new one?"
As an entrepreneurship student with a love for startups and an obsession with product quality, Dillon set out to prove that recycled can mean elite.
Today, BounceBack is actively building the first closed-loop recycling system for pickleballs, collecting, processing, and remanufacturing balls that play just as well as anything on the market, while cleaning up our game.
What We Stand For
Our Values
Sustainability First
Every ball we make is 100% recycled. We built BounceBack on the belief that the industry deserves a real solution to its waste problem, and we're transparent about every step of how we deliver it – from collection to court.
Player-Grade Performance
Recycled doesn't mean compromised. The BB-1 is built to meet the same bounce, weight, and durability standards as the top balls on the market. Sustainability only wins if the product can stand on its own.
Community Driven
From our recycling bin program to partnerships with courts and clubs, BounceBack is built on the energy of players who care about the sport and the planet.
The Journey
Our Timeline
The idea for BounceBack comes to life — a mission to recycle every cracked pickleball instead of sending it to landfill.
First BounceBack recycling bin placed at a local facility, kicking off the collection program.
Recycling network expands across Southwest Florida. Partnered with the RePickle Project to collect balls in 7 additional states.
Prototype manufacturing begins — turning recycled pickleball material into the BB-1.
BounceBack goes viral, gaining millions of views across social media and building massive hype for the mission.
Los Angeles expansion explored, bringing BounceBack's recycling program to the West Coast.
Prototypes return for testing. BounceBack featured on ABC7 and The Observer, bringing national attention to the mission.
BB-1 quality confirmed — prototypes pass rigorous performance testing. Featured in WGCU and ABC Gulf Coast.
Exploring U.S. manufacturing partners for full-scale BB-1 production.
Nationwide recycling program launches — every court, every club, every cracked ball gets a second life.
Ready to play different?
Join thousands of players choosing performance and sustainability. The future of pickleball starts with you.