| ML | Machine Learning |
| DL | Deep Learning |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| RFID | Radio-Frequency Identification |
| WasteRL | Waste Reinforcement Learning |
| EDA | Exploratory Data Analysis |
| CNN | Convolutional Neural Network |
| SVM | Support Vector Machine |
| ANN | Artificial Neural Network |
| KNN | K-Nearest Neighbor |
| RNN | Recurrent Neural Network |
| MTLA | Multi-task Learning Architecture |
| GAN | Generative Adversarial Network |
| SCA | Subtractive Clustering Algorithm |
| YOLO | You Only Look Once |
| MGD | Multi-Look Ground Range Detected |
| W2R | Waste Recognition-Retrieval |
| RegM | Recognition Metric |
| IoU | Intersection over Union |
| MHS | Multi-Hybrid System |
| MLP | Multilayer Perceptron |
| LSTM | Long Short-Term Memory |
| ELM | Extreme Learning Machine |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| DRL | Deep Reinforcement Learning |
| KAN | Knowledge-Augmented Networks |
| GNN | Graph Neural Networks |
| MSME | Micro-, Small-, and Medium-sized Enterprise |
| SLR | Systematic Literature Review |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| GCDN | Garbage Classifier Deep Neural |
| RWC | Recyclable Waste Classification |
| RevM | Retrieval Metric |
| DQLN | Deep Q-Learning Network |
| DSCR | Deep Spatial Contextual Representation |
| HOG | Histogram of Oriented Gradients |
| SIFT | Scale-Invariant Feature Transform |
| SURF | Speeded Up Robust Features |
| PLS-DA | Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis |
| LoRa | Long Range |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| mAP | Mean Average Precision |
| AR | Average Recall |