Judgment_paragraph 39 · Shell Nederland Verkoopmaatschappij BV and Belgian Shell NV (C-241/12, C-242/12)

39It is apparent from the provisions of Directive 2006/12 that the term ‘discard’ covers both disposal and recovery of a substance or object, within the meaning of Article 1(e) and (f) of that directive (see, to that effect, Case C‑129/96 Inter-Environnement Wallonie [1997] ECR I‑7411, paragraph 27).