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Eco-friendly

A widely used term for “environmentally friendly,” something that is developed with a minimum impact on the environment.
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Stockton Council's Eco Schools Project gives young people and their teachers the chance to develop fun, eco-friendly projects to help encourage sustainability.
Further electric cars are criticised as not being eco-friendly as they run on power stored from the grid.
However, increasingly stringent environmental legislation, paralleled by customer preference for more eco-friendly products, is pushing innovation in the market.
In EcoFocus' research, most consumers say they're making eco-friendly shopping choices "at least sometimes." This isn't news to most retailers; the "dark-green" consumer is no longer a niche market, as 86 percent of U.S.
It will be the first time the Japanese electronics company has produced battery cells overseas for eco-friendly vehicles.
"We consider EcoCast a breakthrough in the area of trenchless rehabilitation solutions; in that it is eco-friendly, fast and efficient structural repair, but without the typical green premium."
The new concierge at 164-room Shore Hotel in Santa Monica can suggest the best farmers' markets on any day of the week, where to shop for eco-friendly clothes and where to get a shot of fair trade expresso or reserve a hybrid taxi, the hotel said.
So far, not many people in Pakistan are concerned about the well-being of the environment and very few are seen to be looking for eco-friendly products.
A BIRMINGHAM conference centre is encouraging visitors to travel to the venue in eco-friendly electrically-powered cars.
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