Acronyms and abbreviations

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