White Book Waste-to-Energy

The White Book addresses both the interested public and the companies and institutions affected by the topic of waste-to-energy. It aims to provide a technically sound overview of both the legal framework and the technological basis of thermal waste treatment, by providing an easily understandable introduction into the topic and by answering frequently asked questions.

Back in 1999, the Austrian Ministry of Environment (BMLFUW Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft) commissioned our company founder DI Franz Neubacher to write the first White Book “Thermal treatment of residual waste in Austria”.

This was followed by a revised 2nd edition in 2009 and a 3rd edition, written in English, in 2015. These two editions are still available for download on the website of the Austrian Ministry of Environment (now BMLUK Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Klima- und Umweltschutz, Regionen und Wasserwirtschaft).

Since then, UVP GmbH has also written and edited, respectively, White Books on waste-to-energy in Slovakia (2020) and in Serbia (2024), both in collaboration with international experts.