The Polluter Pays Principle is the principle that the polluting party should pay for the damage they have caused to the natural environment.

 The principle that countries should in some way compensate others for the effects of pollution that they (or their citizens) generate or have generated.

In the environmental law, the polluter pays principle refers to the principle that if pollution occurs, the person or organization that causes pollution should pay for the consequences of the pollutio [..]

A generally recognized principle of International Environmental Law: the party responsible for producing pollution is responsible for paying for the damage done to the natural environment.

When production processes threaten or cause damage to the environment, the cost of necessary environmental measures should be borne by the producer and not society at large, giving incentives to reduc [..]

The polluter pays principle is the belief that those who pollute should pay for the costs they impose on society.

The principle first adopted by the OECD in 1972 and later adopted by other organizations, according to which the polluter should bear the costs of

(PPP) - the principle that producers of pollution should in some way compensate others for the effects of their pollution.

The Principle that the cost of controlling environmental pollution should be internalized (ie. borne by the polluter developer or consumer) rather than imposed on society as a whole.

is enshrined within the Directive requiring that the polluter of the water environment should pay, provided this is established through fair pricing policies.