| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| REACH | Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals |
| RECAP | Recycling in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| RECOUP | Recycling Of Used Plastics |
| REL | Rear End Loader |
| REMADE | Recycled Market Development |
| REPAC | Regional Environmental Protection Advisory Committee |
| RGN | Regulatory Guidance Note |
| RID | Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail |
| RIDDOR | Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 |
| RO | Renewables Obligation |
| ROC | Renewables Obligation Certificates |
| RoRo | Rolonof/Roll-on Roll-off, demountable container system |
| ROTATE | Recycling and Organic Technology Advisory Team |
| RRRRR | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Landfilling |
| RSA | Recycled & Secondary Aggregate |
| RSA | Restoring Sustainable Abstraction |
| RTAB | Regional Technical Advisory Body |
| RVM | Reverse Vending Machine |
| RWM | Recycling and Waste Management |
| RWM | Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition |