| APPRM | Agency for Promotion of Entrepreneurship of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| BGK | Bundesgütegemeinschaft Kompost e.V. |
| CDW | Construction and demolition waste |
| CE | Circular economy |
| CHF | Swiss franc (currency) |
| DMC | Domestic material consumption |
| DMI | Direct material input |
| ECN | European Compost Network |
| EEEOP | Environmental and Energy Efficiency Operational Programme |
| EoW | End-of-waste |
| EPR | Extended producer responsibility |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro (currency) |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FITD | Fund for Innovation and Technological Development |
| GBP | Great British pound (currency) |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GERD | Gross expenditure on research and development |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GPP | Green public procurement |
| HUF | Hungarian forint (currency) |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| IPA | Instrument for pre-accession assistance |
| IPARD | Instrument for pre-accession assistance for agricultural and rural development |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| kg | Kilogramme |
| MAKSTAT | State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| MKD | Macedonian denar (currency) |
| MoEPP | Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning |
| MW | Megawatt |
| NORM | Naturally occurring radioactive material |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PEF | Product environmental footprint |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| PGM | Platinum group metal |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| PRO | Producer responsibility organisation |
| R&D | Research and development |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| TMM | Turkish Materials Marketplace |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| VA | Voluntary agreement |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| WB | Western Balkans |
| WEEE | Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
| WRAP | Waste & Resources Action Programme |
A Roadmap towards Circular Economy of North Macedonia
