Sports & Recreation recycling
How to Recycle Sports Training & Exercise Accessories
Training cones, bands, jump ropes, medicine balls, and similar practice accessories. Donation-first; little consumer material recycling.
Special handlingLow individual dollar value; complete training kits donate better than scrapUpdated Jul 2026
Quick answer
Donate usable cones, ropes, medicine balls, and agility gear to schools, YMCA, or physical-therapy clinics. Trash worn resistance bands that could snap. Play It Again Sports may buy some accessories; rubber and foam rarely recycle.
- Recyclable
- Not curbside
- Typical value
- Low individual dollar value; complete training kits donate better than scrap
- Donate / take-back
- Available
How to Prepare
- 1Sanitize soft goods and wipe hard plastics
- 2Test bands and tubes; discard if cracked or sticky