Health & Fitness
BNP Paribas Wants You to Rally And Recycle
Calling all tennis players: start saving used racquets and tennis balls.
If you play tennis and plan to watch the best players in the world at the BNP Paribas Open next month, you have a chance to win by recycling.
The BNP Paribas will once again collect used tennis balls and tennis racquets on-site during the two weekends of the tournament, March 10-11 and March 17-18.
People who bring at least six used tennis balls will be offered a free can of tennis balls, an be entered to win two roundtrip tickets from Los Angels to Dubai on Emirates Airlines.
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Collection bins will be located next to the Emirates Fastest Serve Cage for the duration of the tournament.
All racquets will be given to the National Junior Tennis and Learning Network, run by the USTA, which provides free and low cost tennis lessons to thousands of kids.
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The BNP Paribas and reBounces have collected and recycled more than 40,00 tennis balls since the program started.
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