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Host a Collection Drive

How to Get Started 

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    Identify a Location & a Captain! 

    1. Decide where you can legally and safely place your Passback Official Collection Bin. The location should be highly visible, easily accessible, and ideally in a high-traffic area (like near fields, gyms, or entrances). 

    2. Identify at least one person to serve as the Captain (caretaker). This person helps promote the bin, ensures it stays clean and organized, and supports the collection and redistribution process within the community.

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    Get & Register a Bin! 

    There are two ways to get and register your bin: 

    1. Use your own Bin (Feel free to decorate or build creatively!)

    2. Purchase a Passback Official Bin here.  

      • Automatically comes with Registration ​

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    Promote Your Collection Drive! 

    Get your community involved! Tell your friends, family, and neighbors in person. Use social media to engage your community.  Add it to your newsletter. Contact the local paper, radio, and TV stations. Send out a press release. Announce it at sporting games. Remind them a few times! 

    Make sure they know which items are accepted.  Find a list here: 

      • Balls

      • Sticks

      • Gloves

      • Mits

      • Cleats, Skates, & Shoes

      • Cones

      • Goals/Nets

      • Golf Clubs

      • Matching Uniform Sets

      • Hats

      • Gloves

      • Hoodies/Sweatshirts

      • Coats/Jackets

      • Pinnies

      • Scarves

      • Sports Bags (drawstring & zipper) 

      • Sports Brand Pants

      • Water bottles

      • Umbrellas

      • Blankets

      • Foldable Chairs

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    Redistribute Your Gear, So More Kids Can Play! 

    1. ​There are a few ways you can redistribute gear: 

      • KEEP IT LOCAL: Make the gear available to your community first! Host a SWAP day where people can exchange gear. ​

      • Give to a nonprofit or school that needs it.

        • Need help getting connected to one? Check out our waiting list here. (INSERT)

        • Schedule a paid pick-up with Passback - $75 - (Greater St. Louis only) 

        • Drop the gear off or ship it to Passback's Warehouse (Insert address) 

    2.  IMPORTANT: Report Your Redistribution Impact at this link. 

We extend the lifecycle of the items as long as we can, and if it's at the end of its life, we repurpose, return it to the brand, or responsibly recycle it.  (Waste is recorded.)

Discover a range of sports gear, from basics like balls and safety gear to essential apparel like cleats and kits. We also stock fan essentials like hats, gloves, coats, jackets, and water bottles. Checkout the full list and keep an eye out for popular brands such as adidas, Nike, Puma, Under Armor, Lululemon, Patagonia, Hydro Flask, Yeti, and many others. 

    • Balls

    • Sticks

    • Gloves

    • Mits

    • Cleats, Skates, & Shoes

    • Cones

    • Goals/Nets

    • Golf Clubs

    • Matching Uniform Sets

    • Hats

    • Gloves

    • Hoodies/Sweatshirts

    • Coats/Jackets

    • Pinnies

    • Scarves

    • Sports Bags (drawstring & zipper) 

    • Sports Brand Pants

    • Water bottles

    • Umbrellas

    • Blankets

    • Foldable Chairs

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HOW IT WORKS

The Passback Playbook

​Passback's reuse and upcycling solution creates a circular economy for sports gear and textiles. For sports clubs and retailers, we provide savings and ease to the laborious process of offloading their surplus gear. For youth and families in underserved communities-- we provide high-quality products for free. All the while, this process prolongs the resource of plastic and maximizes the life cycle of each item.
 

WHY IT MATTERS

Explore the game-changing details.

The United Nations has reported that the global sports sector is responsible for emissions equivalent to those of a medium-sized country, and a top 3 contributor to this is the carbon footprint generated by the supply chains for sports-related gear. And looking at industry leader's sustainability reports, you can see why. They won’t reach true climate neutrality until at a minimum until 2050, even as an industry leader in sustainability. Sports brands worldwide have similar expectations but lack a partner like Passback to make it happen. 

Yet, amidst this delay in corporate action, the most affected are often the most vulnerable - kids in underserved communities. However, this realization presents an opportunity for empowerment and innovation to bridge this gap and create a sustainable future that positively impacts both the environment and the community. ​Systems change is a team sport, and we're here to help. 

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SYSTEMS CHANGE THROUGH COLLABORATION

Our Industry Partners

As a 501c3 nonprofit startup

We've got vision.

We've got big dreams and a well-thought out plan to support it. Checkout our most recent pitch deck. 

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    Put the Gear to Good Use! 

    1. Count how many of each item that you collected.. (Link to example) 

    2. Determine the grade of the. gear.  (LINK THIS TO GRADING PAGE) ​

    3. Use this link to input your data and download your impact receipt! (insert link) 

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    Get a Bin! 

    You can build your own Little Free Library following any design you like; find someone locally to build one for you; or purchase a library through Little Free Library’s online store. Libraries purchased through our online store are automatically registered and come with a charter sign included.

    1. Use your own Bin (Feel free to decorate creatively!)

      • To be Passback Official, register your bin here. 

    2. Purchase a Passback Official Bin 

      • Automatically comes with Registration ​

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    Spread the Word! 

    Get your community involved! Tell your friends, family, and neighbors in person. Use social media to engage your community.  Add it to your newsletter. Contact the local paper, radio, and TV stations. Send out a press release. Announce it at sporting games. Remind them a few times! 

    Find downloadable promotional materials here. 

    Make sure they know which items are accepted.  Find a list here: 

      • Balls

      • Sticks

      • Gloves

      • Mits

      • Cleats, Skates, & Shoes

      • Cones

      • Goals/Nets

      • Golf Clubs

      • Matching Uniform Sets

      • Hats

      • Gloves

      • Hoodies/Sweatshirts

      • Coats/Jackets

      • Pinnies

      • Scarves

      • Sports Bags (drawstring & zipper) 

      • Sports Brand Pants

      • Water bottles

      • Umbrellas

      • Blankets

      • Foldable Chairs

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    Put the Gear to Good Use! 

    ​There are a few ways you can do this. 

    • KEEP IT LOCAL: Make the gear available to your community first! Host a SWAP day where people can exchange gear. ​

    • Give to a nonprofit or school that needs it.

      • Need help getting connected to one? Check out our waiting list here. (INSERT)

    • Schedule a paid pick-up with Passback - $75 - (Greater St. Louis only) 

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    Log the Items you Collected and Get Your Impact Receipt! 

    1. Count how many of each item that you collected.  (See example list)

    2. Determine the grade of the. gear.​​

      • Brand New (Never Been Worn)​

      • Used (Lightly Used/ Comfortable Giving to Another Kid)

      • Recyclable (No longer usable as is)

      • Trash (No longer usable and cannot be recycled) 

    3. Use this link to input your data and download your impact receipt! 

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    Put the Gear to Good Use! 

    1. Count how many of each item that you collected.. (Link to example) 

    2. Determine the grade of the. gear.  (LINK THIS TO GRADING PAGE) ​

    3. Use this link to input your data and download your impact receipt! (insert link) 

  • CCS-Mockup_Passback (1) (1) (2).png

    Get a Bin! 

    You can build your own Little Free Library following any design you like; find someone locally to build one for you; or purchase a library through Little Free Library’s online store. Libraries purchased through our online store are automatically registered and come with a charter sign included.

    1. Use your own Bin (Feel free to decorate creatively!)

      • To be Passback Official, register your bin here. 

    2. Purchase a Passback Official Bin 

      • Automatically comes with Registration ​

  • Green Living Festival Vendors et al M L Olson_I1A7437-Enhanced-NR.jpg

    Spread the Word! 

    Get your community involved! Tell your friends, family, and neighbors in person. Use social media to engage your community.  Add it to your newsletter. Contact the local paper, radio, and TV stations. Send out a press release. Announce it at sporting games. Remind them a few times! 

    Find downloadable promotional materials here. 

    Make sure they know which items are accepted.  Find a list here: 

      • Balls

      • Sticks

      • Gloves

      • Mits

      • Cleats, Skates, & Shoes

      • Cones

      • Goals/Nets

      • Golf Clubs

      • Matching Uniform Sets

      • Hats

      • Gloves

      • Hoodies/Sweatshirts

      • Coats/Jackets

      • Pinnies

      • Scarves

      • Sports Bags (drawstring & zipper) 

      • Sports Brand Pants

      • Water bottles

      • Umbrellas

      • Blankets

      • Foldable Chairs

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    Put the Gear to Good Use! 

    ​There are a few ways you can do this. 

    • KEEP IT LOCAL: Make the gear available to your community first! Host a SWAP day where people can exchange gear. ​

    • Give to a nonprofit or school that needs it.

      • Need help getting connected to one? Check out our waiting list here. (INSERT)

    • Schedule a paid pick-up with Passback - $75 - (Greater St. Louis only) 

  • Screenshot 2026-03-26 at 8.56.37 PM.png

    Log the Items you Collected and Get Your Impact Receipt! 

    1. Count how many of each item that you collected.  (See example list)

    2. Determine the grade of the. gear.​​

      • Brand New (Never Been Worn)​

      • Used (Lightly Used/ Comfortable Giving to Another Kid)

      • Recyclable (No longer usable as is)

      • Trash (No longer usable and cannot be recycled) 

    3. Use this link to input your data and download your impact receipt! 

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