The The All England Club and The Championships, Wimbledon, are committed to complying with all current statutory obligations and where possible anticipate new legal requirements.

Over the past five years the Club has placed great emphasis on recycling and has passed all the waste generated throughout the year (including The Championships) through Grundon’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at the ColnBrook Waste Management Park, near Heathrow. 

Through the application of its environmental policy the Club endeavours to:

• Establish the environmental impact of its activities
• Monitor and control the environmental effects of its operational activities
• Improve operational efficiency by minimising waste and energy consumption
• Be responsive to the environmental concerns of the local community, Club members, visitors (players, spectators, media), staff and suppliers
• Implement a continuous process of improvement
• Maintain up-to-date records of environmental performance, key legislation, procedures and progress
• Ensure key staff undergo training to maintain and improve qualifications

Processes involved

• Subscription to the principle of BAT (Best Available Technology)
• Re-cycle via an MRF which saves landfill and is energy efficient.  The plant uses a series of conveyors, trommels (drum sorters), magnets and picking stations to recover a high percentage of fibre (paper, cardboard and rag), steel and aluminium from the waste.  Single containers are used at the Club in the knowledge that the waste is handled in this manner.
• Practise energy management (minimise use of fuels at all times etc) controlled by the latest BMS
• Dispose of containers of hazardous materials via a local authority certificated company
• Use of bio-friendly gases
• Compliance with food and environmental protection acts
• Compliance with all water procedures (sterilisation, metering, water saving devices)
• Noise pollution kept to a maximum of 65 decibels (average for the area) and attenuators used where necessary
• Use of re-cycled paper whenever possible
• Use of a water re-cycling plant, which recycles 95% of all the water used.