| ADEME | Agence de l’environnement et de la maîtrise de l’énergie (French Ecological Transition Agency) |
| ADF | Advanced Disposal Fee |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AIDIMME | Instituto Técnológico Metalmecánico, Mueble, Madera, Embalaje y Afines (Technological Institute for Metalworking, Furniture, Wood, Packaging and Related Industries) |
| AUD | Australian Dollar |
| BAU | business-as-usual |
| BEdC | Basque Ecodesign Center |
| BEL | Belgium |
| BerlAVG | Berlin Tendering and Procurement Act |
| BGR | Bulgaria |
| C3 | Circular City Centre |
| CAD | Canadian Dollar |
| CBAM | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |
| CCD | Circular Cities Declaration |
| CCRI | Circular Cities and Regions Initiative |
| CCRI-CSO | Circular Cities and Regions Initiative - Coordination and Support Office |
| CEAP | Circular Economy Action Plan |
| CEMF | Circular Economy Monitoring Framework |
| CLES | Coopérations Locales et Environnementales en Synergies (Local and Environmental Cooperation in Synergies) |
| CMUR | Circular material use rate |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CODEC | Contrat d’Objectifs Déchets et Économie Circulaire (Waste and Circular Economy Contract of Objectives) |
| CZE | Czechia |
| DEU | Germany |
| DG RTD | Directorate-General for Research and Innovation |
| DMC | Domestic Material Consumption |
| DRS | Deposit Refund Systems |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECESP | European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EIF | European Investment Fund |
| EIT | European Institute of Innovation and Technology |
| EMS | Eurométropole of Strasbourg |
| EPR | Extended Producer Responsibility |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ESP | Spain |
| ESPR | Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation |
| EST | Estonia |
| ETS | Emissions Trading System |
| EU | European Union |
| EUI | European Urban Initiative |
| EUR | Euro |
| EURES | European Employment Services |
| FIN | Finland |
| FRA | France |
| FUA | Functional Urban Area |
| GBR | United Kingdom |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GLA | Greater London Authority |
| GPP | Green Public Procurement |
| GRC | Greece |
| HOSBEC | Hotel and Tourism Business Association of the Region of Valencia |
| HUN | Hungary |
| ICC | Intelligent Cities Challenge |
| ICLEI | Local Governments for Sustainability |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IRE | Ireland |
| ITA | Italy |
| KPI | Key performance indicator |
| LCA | Life Cycle Analysis |
| LIFE | L'Instrument Financier pour l'Environnement |
| LUX | Luxembourg |
| NDCs | Nationally Determined Contributions |
| NGOs | Non-governmental organisations |
| NLD | Netherlands |
| NOR | Norway |
| PAAS | Product as a service |
| PAYT | Pay-as-you-throw |
| PP | Percentage point |
| PPP | Public-Private Partnership |
| PPS | Purchasing Power Standards |
| PRO | Producer Responsibility Organisation |
| PRT | Portugal |
| R&D | Research and development |
| REEs | Rare Earth Elements |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SLK | Slovak Republic |
| SLV | Slovenia |
| SMEs | Small and Medium Enterprise |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
| SWE | Sweden |
| TEOM | Household Waste Removal Tax |
| UCLG | United Cities and Local Governments |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| US | United States |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| VCI | Versnellingsnetwerk Circulair Inkopen (Circular Procurement Acceleration Network) |
| VwVBU | Administrative Regulation on Procurement and the Environment |
| WEEE | Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
| ZAR | South African Rand |
The Circular Economy in Cities and Regions of the European Union
