Eco
Notable Italian surname
Eco is a prefix meaning ecological or environmentally friendly: eco-tourism, eco-conscious, eco-warrior.
Standing alone, eco functions as an adjective with the same sense: eco products, an eco lifestyle.
The combining form has proliferated since the 1970s environmental movement.
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- greenColor of vegetation
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- biodiversityRange of life forms
carbon footprint · renewable · nature · pollution · recycling · habitat · organic · planet
Identifying attachment or marker
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- productManufactured item for sale
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- brandCompany's product line name
greenwashing · ethical · bamboo · reusable · biodegradable · compostable · sustainable sourcing · natural
Environmental compliance indicator
- ecovillageIntentional sustainable residential community
- ecocideDeliberate devastation of nature
- ecofeminismTheory linking female oppression, ecological destruction
- ecowarriorMilitant nature defender
ecodesign · ecohouse · econometrics · ecotone · ecolodge · ecocentric
Direct effort for reform
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- GreenpeaceEnvironmental activism organization
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
environmentalism · campaign · awareness · policy · legislation · climate action · youth movement · Greta Thunberg
Aesthetic of reduction
- veganismComplete animal product abstention
- bike commutingTraveling to work by bicycle
- plastic-freeLacking synthetic materials
- slow livingIntentional deceleration of daily life
simple living · off-grid · homesteading · upcycling · secondhand · thrifting · carbon offset · meatless
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- greenColor of vegetation
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
biodiversity · carbon footprint · renewable · nature · pollution · recycling · habitat · organic · planet · zero-waste
label
Identifying attachment or marker
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- productManufactured item for sale
- packagingProtective product enclosure
brand · greenwashing · ethical · bamboo · reusable · biodegradable · compostable · sustainable sourcing · natural · non-toxic
ecolabel
Environmental compliance indicator
- ecovillageIntentional sustainable residential community
- ecocideDeliberate devastation of nature
- ecofeminismTheory linking female oppression, ecological destruction
ecowarrior · ecodesign · ecohouse · econometrics · ecotone · ecolodge · ecocentric
activism
Direct effort for reform
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- GreenpeaceEnvironmental activism organization
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
advocacy · environmentalism · campaign · awareness · policy · legislation · climate action · youth movement · Greta Thunberg · Earth Day
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- veganismComplete animal product abstention
- bike commutingTraveling to work by bicycle
- plastic-freeLacking synthetic materials
slow living · simple living · off-grid · homesteading · upcycling · secondhand · thrifting · carbon offset · meatless · locavore
Opposed to educated thought
philistine · positivist · empiricist · literalist · simplifier
minimalist · Cormac McCarthy · Samuel Beckett · George Orwell · Charles Bukowski
- economic sanctionPunitive limits on commerce
- economy classLowest-fare travel tier
- underground economyUnreported commercial activity
- economic powerInfluence through wealth
- economic justiceFair allocation of resources
- global economyInterconnected international financial system
ecology, ecological, ecologically, ecologist, ecosystem, ecoregion, ecosphere, ecotourism, economy