eco-friendly

American

[ee-koh-frend-lee, ek-oh-] / ˌi koʊˈfrɛnd li, ˌɛk oʊ- /

Or ecofriendly

adjective

safe or good for the environment; green.

This program aims to promote eco-friendly waste disposal.

Etymology

Origin of eco-friendly

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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Additional eco-friendly luxury features are the “water vapor fireplaces,” built-in water filtration, and air ventilation system, which “ensure a healthy lifestyle at all times.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

This week, Tom Fairless reports on this eco-friendly alternative to burial and cremation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The newspaper teamed up with eco-friendly search engine firm, Ecosia, to co-ordinate and fund the distribution of the spuds.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Those delights can be as simple as looking up eco-friendly homemade shampoo formulas on Instagram or crushing a bucket of berries for seed collection to help restore native plants.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

There were group costumes, and costumes made out of interesting materials, and eco-friendly costumes, and glow-in-the-dark costumes...Dimple stared.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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