Court of Justice 23 April 2009, C-254/08 (Futura Immobiliare srl Hotel Futura and Others v Comune di Casoria.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. In the present case it must be clarified to what extent the ‘polluter pays’ principle under the law on waste restricts the discretion enjoyed by the Member States when laying down rules governing how the costs of disposing of urban waste are to be allocated.