Wilson Sporting Goods plays green ball

The Rebound basketball is made of 40 percent recycled rubber so every 70 Rebound balls produced equal one less tire wasting away in a landfill.

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Sun, Jun 01 2008 at 3:55 PM

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HOOP LOCALLY: The ball displays the slogan, "Think globally, hoop locally."

As great as yoga, push-ups, and running are, it's good to know that exercise gear can be eco too. Just take, for instance, the world's first "green" basketball, Wilson Sporting Goods' Rebound, retailing for about $12 at retailers nationwide and made of 40 percent recycled rubber.

Literally green, this ball was created by Wilson engineers to help the environment. Every 70 Rebound balls produced equal one less tire wasting away in a landfill. Also, the display box is made of nearly 80 percent pre- or post-consumer board. With the ball's slogan "Think globally, hoop locally," Wilson's definitely making a slam-dunk statement with this product, and so can you.

Story by Nicole Zerillo. This article originally appeared in Plenty in June 2008. This story was added to MNN.com in October 2009.