Badische Stahlwerke in Kehl,Germany is located on the river Rhine close to the Black Forrest,which is a recreational area.As a consequence the environmental regulations for Badische Stahlwerke are even more stringent than the already stringent German regulations.Badische Stahlwerke elaborated over the years many concepts for the reduction of environmental impact by a steel plant.These concepts deal with the reduction of emissions to air water and soil,but also with the recycling of all by products from steel making like slag,dust,scale and some others.The success of these concepts can be seen by the very low emission values of Badische Stahlwerke and also the profit derived from the recycling of by-products. Other ideas have been worked out to minimize noise emissions and to detect radioactive sources which are coming together with the scrap into the steel making process.This problem is getting more and more serious. With the experience of more than 25 years in environmental protection in the steel industry,BSE can offer these concepts and solutions to other mini mills to shorten implementation time of environmental protection and to avoid expensive mistakes. This paper shows which level of emissions could be reached without having any disadvantage on productivity and gives an overview of various standards and practices in Europe and worldwide. Badische Stahlwerke in Kehl, Germany is located on the river Rhine close to the Black Forrest, which is a recreational area. As a consequence the environmental regulations for Badische Stahlwerke are even more stringent than the already stringent German regulations. Badische Stahlwerke elaborated over the years many concepts for the reduction of environmental impact by a steel plant. these concepts deal with the reduction of emissions to air water and soil, but also with the recycling of all by products from steel making like slag, dust, scale and some others. success of these concepts can be seen by the very low emission values ​​of Badische Stahlwerke and also the profit derived from the recycling of by-products. Other ideas have been worked out to minimize noise emissions and to detect detectable radioactive sources which are coming together with the scrap into the steel making process.This problem is getting more and more serious. With the experience of more than 25 years in environmental protection in the steel industry, BSE can offer these concepts and solutions to other mini mills to shorten implementation time of environmental protection and to avoid expensive mistakes. This paper shows which level of emissions could be reached without having any disadvantage on productivity and gives an overview of various standards and practices in Europe and worldwide.