Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 October 2020.#Sappi Austria Produktions-GmbH & Co KG and Wasserverband “Region Gratkorn-Gratwein” v Landeshauptmann von Steiermark.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Steiermark.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Waste – Directive 2008/98/EC – Article 2(2)(a), point 1 of Article 3 and Article 6(1) – Waste water – Sewage sludge – Scope – Concept of ‘waste’ – Cessation of waste status – Recovery or recycling operation.#Case C-629/19.