eco-friendly materials
Earth-conscious building stuff
Eco-friendly materials are substances or products designed to minimize environmental harm—through sustainable sourcing, reduced pollution, biodegradability, or recyclability.
The term covers everything from bamboo flooring to recycled plastics to organic cotton: The company switched to eco-friendly materials for all its packaging.
Marketing has stretched the phrase to near-meaninglessness, so specific claims matter more than the label itself.
- hempIndustrial fiber crop
- organic cottonChemical-free natural fiber
- reclaimed woodReused timber from demolition
- bambooTall woody grass
- natural fibersMaterials from living sources
sisal · mycelium · recycled paper · recycled glass · cotton · wool · straw · cork · recycled plastics · ocean plastic · seaweed · jute · natural rubber · renewable resources · biodegradable packaging · waste reduction · zero-waste · upcycled
- Green Homesearthship, off-grid cabin, cob house, green building, net-zero
- fiber craftsyarn, wool, cotton, silk, linen
- fiber cropsflax, hemp, jute, plant fibers, industrial hemp
- modern architectureBrutalism, glass facades, green roofs, mid-century modern, International Style
- green computingenergy efficiency, power management, e-waste, carbon footprint, data centers
- green industryeco-design, green design, circular economy, eco-innovation, industrial symbiosis
eco-friendly materialstoxic materials
Substances causing harm
hazardous materials · single-use plastics · styrofoam · PVC · asbestos
eco-friendly materialslandfill waste
Trash sent to dumps
forever chemicals · PFAS · nuclear waste · microplastics · electronic waste