{"id":7231,"date":"2025-07-02T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maru.ee\/maru-metall-joined-the-ball-bin-initiative\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:58:16","slug":"maru-metall-joined-the-ball-bin-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maru.ee\/en\/maru-metall-joined-the-ball-bin-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Maru Metall joined the ball bin initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maru Metall contributed to an initiative by the Center of Excellence for Physical Activity (liigume.ee) to install ball bins at public sports facilities for free use.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The balls in the ball bins are available for anyone to use, and the bins are purchased for public sports fields using both government funds and corporate donations. Maru Metall donated a ball bin to the Ardu sports field. 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