ENVIRONMENT POSITIVE EVERY DAY
BE AN ENVIRONMENT POSITIVE CHAMPION!
We’d like you to join us in taking Environment Positive actions so that together we add to a growing community of Environment Positive Champions. Read on below to find out what you can do.
Environment Positive is the AELTC's sustainability aim as well as a mindset we want to adopt, so that over time all actions we take are guided with Environment Positive in mind.
We’re not there yet, but we know it’s where we need to be.
You can find out about Wimbledon’s actions and plans for the future here.
What does Environment Positive Every Day mean for me?
What can I do?
Whether you’re joining us at home or coming to The Championships, read on below for themes and ideas for environment positive actions that we can all take.
Test your knowledge with our environment positive quiz!
Here are some ideas:
CUT YOUR CARBON
- Try to be an active traveller when you can: leave your car at home and use public transport, walk or cycle to the AELTC. Use The Championships Journey Planner to find the more sustainable options.
- Bicycle and e-bike rental parking is available in the cycle hubs in Car Parks 6 and Car Park 10.
- Enjoy our climate-conscious food choices: we illustrate the carbon weighting of all our food and highlight 'low' and 'very low' carbon options on menus throughout the Grounds. Find out more about the provenance of our food here.
REUSE AND AVOID WASTE
- Bring your reusable water bottle to refill at our many refill points around the Grounds
- Be part of a reuse culture: return your reusable drinks cup so it can be used again and again, year after year (the Wimbledon app shows where you can return them)
- Recycle empty plastic bottles and containers, card, cans and glass in the facilities provided (see below)
- If you’d like to, bring a picnic in your own reusable containers – the Orchard is a great place to enjoy your picnic
CELEBRATE AND ENJOY THE NATURE AT THE AELTC AND AT HOME
- Capture and share photos of biodiversity in action around the Grounds
- The Queue takes you past our ‘bug hotel’ – create your own at home and support nature in your gardens or on your windowsills. Find out how to create one here and support nature.
- Download these guides to give you valuable information and support you at home in creating space for nature.
SHARE YOUR ACTIONS
- Whether you’re at Qualifying, in The Queue, around the Grounds or at home, we want to see how you’re taking action.
- Post on social media telling us about your Environment Positive actions, using the hashtag #GreenAtWimbledon and enter a draw to win a tennis ball used on Centre Court during finals weekend, and a gift bag from the Wimbledon Shop. (Terms and Conditions apply).
GREEN YOUR WARDROBE
- Wondering what to wear? Be inspired with tips for how to make your wardrobe more sustainable.
Be an Environment Positive Champion!
RECYCLING
None of our waste goes to landfill. Our aim is to first reduce the amount of waste generated, to increase the amount we reuse and then to recycle as much remaining material as possible. Recycling points are positioned throughout the ground.
What can I recycle?
- Card and paper: newspaper, paper bags, clean dry card food containers
- Cans: empty drinks cans
- Plastic: empty plastic bottles and containers, empty plastic bags
- Glass: empty glass bottles
Reusable cups should be returned to bars or placed in charity return points.
All other waste, such as containers containing food waste, crisp packets, cutlery and napkins should be placed in general waste which generates electricity for the National Grid.