eco-friendly

adjective

eco-friend·​ly ˌē-kō-ˈfren(d)-lē How to pronounce eco-friendly (audio)
ˌe-kō-
: not environmentally harmful
eco-friendly construction options

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The festival will include more than 45 eco-friendly exhibitors presenting educational displays, sustainable products, and services that promote environmental awareness and green living. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025 In layman’s terms, this means that DEB uses plant sugars and natural enzymes to create biobased materials (such as biopolymers) in eco-friendly conditions. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025 Additionally, trees in poor condition will be replaced by native species using eco-friendly soil cell technology, and shrubbery will be planted to improve the cityscape, according to the town. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025 The next part was about using equipment that is as eco-friendly as possible, and certainly, there's more to do on this. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eco-friendly

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eco-friendly was in 1989

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“Eco-friendly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eco-friendly. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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