Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle a broken basketball?

By: Candice Fitnyurmouth

Candice Fitnyurmouth — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:31:07 +0000

yeah these are all great ideas, but none compare to mine, what you need to do is to make the old basketball into two halfs, one half for a gold fish bowl, and the other as a chip dip bowl for the big games. of course you will have to wash it out, but when it’s clean there is no other bowl that is better for the game, and it is a quick and easy clean up!

By: darkenwindy

darkenwindy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:35:02 +0000

I have been making jewellery from dead basketballs. It’s a fantastic material to use. If you happen to be in Hobart on November 20 you can see it at the Fringe Festival Fashion Show. Also I will happily take old basketballs off people’s hands if they’re not too far away to pick up.
knightsriding@dodo.com.au

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:21:50 +0000

good idea angela, will any place recycle these materials?

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:51:30 +0000

This re-use is great, but I have too many popped balls. Is there anything to fill them with to plug the holes so they will still bounce? Or someplace that can actually recycle the materials?

By: c5

c5 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:09:27 +0000

You can make it a mold to make half-bowls of paper mache. When the paper is fully dry, you can remove the ball towards the center. It can be done using a balloon and you’d pop the balloon when it’s done. With the ball, you can use it over and over and have just the same size for each bowl.

By: EcoChickie

EcoChickie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:40:24 +0000

My first and only idea was to fold it into itself and make a dish planter out of it.’They’ say you you need drainage holds but my happy collection of succulents will say otherwise.plant basil or something in it.the ball may fall apart after a few years,but isn’t that the point?to use something as long as it is useful? =)

By: Lucia

Lucia — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:00:37 +0000

You can use it as a basket to collect fruits from trees or as a real bag for the shopping or to carry things here and there in a sporty way: just cut an opening not too big where the hole is now. Better if you can make it with a simmetry. The make one or two couple of holes for one or two handles.
Doesn’t look cool?

By: Mirthful

Mirthful — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:02:29 +0000

Would make a cool bowl for fruit or snacks “as is”, just squash it double and clean it thoroughly and hey presto :)

By: Xarla

Xarla — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:43:34 +0000

Cut it up and use as coasters.

By: emmakj97

emmakj97 — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:55:41 +0000

if youre crafty you can turn it into texure for a collage or an idea for a scrpbook page.

By: Karina

Karina — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:12:59 +0000

Ditto on Alice’s comment. My late German Shepherd would go nuts for a broken basketball (or a soccerball)! I would take it to a dog shelter if you don’t own a dog.

By: louisa

louisa — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:44:33 +0000

Ewan, sorry, my bad :)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:42:56 +0000

When I was growing up, we had half a basketball nailed to a protruding overhead corner beam in a basement storage room to protect our heads from bumps.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:56:48 +0000

Is his name Ewan or Evan? You wrote both.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:27:47 +0000

Cut it into pieces and make some sweet bracelets!

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:23:48 +0000

Cut it in half and then you have two stylish basketball hats.

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:20:56 +0000

To a dog, this isn’t even broken!

Deflated ones are much easier to get your teeth into…

By: Delusion

Delusion — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:11:25 +0000

Could it be cut in half so you have 2 bowl shapes…stab a few holes, attach some chain and you’d have 2 x hanging baskets!