As our population increases, an energy deficit becomes increasingly problematic for many countries, but now that we are able to extract energy from mass amounts of waste, the only real issue remaining, is its effect on the environment. Waste composition is heterogeneous and leads to the formation of flue gases, which, if not cleaned properly, will cause significant air pollution. The ramifications would be detrimental if HZI Steinmüller  continued these processes without taking into consideration the effects our activities have on the natural world.

We can proudly report that our effective flue gas cleaning systems, have kept the land surrounding our plants free of any toxic substances. Harmful matter such as dioxins, particulate matter, or heavy metals, remain absent from the emissions of our Waste to Energy processes. The regulations imposed on Germany and Europe in recent years have seen a great shift in the Waste to Energy operation. So much in fact, that the plants now produce cleaner emissions than the combustion air.