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Did you know?... An estimated 300 million tennis balls are made – and subsequently thrown out – per year, with each ball taking 400 years to decompose in a landfill.
That's where Belgian artist Mathilde Wittock comes in. The designer and former tennis player recently launched an initiative to make furniture pieces, including chaise lounges and benches, from recycled tennis balls.
- The pieces take two to three weeks to build, and involve Mathilde and her team hand-carving ~1,800 tennis balls/day for the cushions.
- When her customers are ready to get rid of their furniture, Mathilde takes them back, no-questions-asked, and repurposes the plastic yet again to make play mats for children.
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