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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Twirl up noodles or tuck into a salad with eco-friendly reusable utensils such as collapsible chopsticks or a titanium fork and spoon set from Snow Peak (from $27). Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025 Ivan Terzi is the Cofounder & CEO of Hyper Cyber (custom PCs), TeaDeus (eco-friendly tea) and TBR TRADE (electronics solutions). Ivan Terzi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 That extends to its Trunk (Store), a luxe konbini—a Japanese convenience store—stocked with eco-friendly clothing, food, and beauty products. Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025 That character is Mike Tyler (Chris Evans), a Hollywood star recovering from a recent nervous breakdown and attending a garish eco-friendly charity party for the super-super-rich that’s being held in a fantastically austere Greek mine. Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eco-friendly

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 21 Sep. 2025.

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