environmentally safe

Won't harm nature

Environmentally safe describes products, practices, or substances that don't harm ecosystems, wildlife, or natural resources: environmentally safe cleaning products, an environmentally safe disposal method.

The term often appears in marketing, where its meaning may be vague or unverified.

Compare with related terms like eco-friendly, green, and sustainable.

Related

wind energy · zero waste · wastewater treatment · conservation · carbon capture · recycling · hydropower · non-toxic · natural ingredients · chemical-free · cruelty free · permaculture · biofuels · composting · erosion control · solar panels · electric vehicles · green building

Opposites
environmental harm

environmentally safeunsustainable

Cannot be maintained indefinitely

carbon-intensive · high-impact

toxicity/pollution

environmentally safetoxic

Capable of causing harm

polluting · poisonous · contaminating · hazardous · noxious

Family

environment, environmental, environmentally, environ, environs, safely, safety, safest, unsafe

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G