| ACR | Acrylic polymer/poliakrylan |
| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| BPS | Bisphenol S |
| CV | Viscose |
| DOC | Dissolved Organic Carbon |
| EC | Environmental Index |
| EI | European Commission |
| EVA | Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate |
| EU | European Union |
| HDPE | High-Density Polyethylene |
| INC | Inter-governmental Negotiating Committee |
| LDPE | Low-Density Polyethylene |
| MP | Microplastics |
| MNP | Micro- and Nanoplastics |
| NP | Nanoplastics |
| MPC | Microplastic Carbon concentration |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PA | Polyamide |
| PAHs | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PAN | Polyacrylonitrile |
| PBAT | Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) |
| PBBs | Polybrominated Biphenyls |
| PES | Polyester |
| PET | Polyethylene Terephthalate |
| PFOS | Perfluorooctane Sulfonate |
| PFOA | Perfluorooctanoic Acid |
| PHB | Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) |
| PLA | Polylactic Acid |
| PP | Polystyrene |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| REACH | Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNEA | United Nations Environment Assembly |