Environment and regulations

The colour of the smoke from your chimney is a good indication of whether your stove is burning properly or not. You should therefore go outside and check the smoke when the fire is well underway.

A wood-burning stove is not a rubbish bin. Therefore, you shouldn't burn just anything in your wood-burning stove. In this article, you will learn more about what you should never burn under any circumstances.

Do you know how much of your wood-burning stove can be recycled? It is quite a lot. In this article, you’ll learn how to dispose of your old wood-burning stove.

If you want to make sure that the wood burning stove you're buying is taking the environment into account, it's a good idea to look for certification and labels. Eco-labelling and product approvals are the requirements that many Danish and international companies work under.

Did you know that you can reduce the CO₂ emissions by having a wood-burning stove as a supplementary heat source to, for example, your oil-fired burner or electric heating? Calculate your CO₂ reduction here.

Are your neighbours complaining about smoke coming from your chimney? Or do you live in an area where you're not allowed to burn wood? There might be a solution for you. A DEFRA-exempt stove is a government-approved stove which allows you to burn wood in a smoke control area.

A small layer of ash in your wood burning stove can help you light the next fire – but where to dispose of the rest? Is it residual waste? Compost? Or should you spread it in the garden?