Acronyms and abbreviations

AIDA

Albanian Investment Development Agency

ALL

Albanian lek

Circular economy

DMC

Domestic material consumption

DMI

Direct material input

DRS

Deposit-refund system

EEEOP

Environmental and Energy Efficiency Operational Programme

EPR

Extended producer responsibility

European Union

EUR

Euro (currency)

GBP

Great British pound

GDP

Gross domestic product

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GPP

Green public procurement

HUF

Hungarian forint

NDC

Nationally Determined Contribution

NPIWM

National Plan for Integrated Waste Management

PAYT

Pay-as-you-throw

Polyethylene

PET

Polyethylene terephthalate

PPP

Purchasing power parity

PRO

Producer responsibility organisation

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

USD

United States dollar

VAT

Value-added tax

Western Balkans

WEEE

Waste electrical and electronic equipment

╳

Legal and rights

This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. Extracts from publications may be subject to additional disclaimers, which are set out in the complete version of the publication, available at the link provided.

https://doi.org/10.1787/8c970fdc-en

The use of this work, whether digital or print, is governed by the Terms and Conditions to be found at https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions.