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  • adjective not containing substances (such as CFCs) that that are destructive to the ozone layer

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Examples

  • The use of aerosol sprays that harm the ozone layer is discontinued due to availability and application of cheaper ozone-friendly substitutes.

    Regional scenarios for Africa's future~ atmosphere 2009

  • But when Harry Rosin, director of a research institute in Dortmund, set out with his colleagues to build an ozone-friendly cold-storage room, he mixed propane (better known for fueling gas barbecues) with butane (cigarette-lighter fuel).

    Ecoology Breakthrough: A Cfc-Less Fridge 2008

  • Firstly, the CFCs which deplete ozone, and also some of their ozone-friendly replacements, are greenhouse gases and so also contribute directly to global warming.

    Climate change FAQs 2008

  • "The 6.8 tons of Lag's have been sent to a disposal facility in order to be destroyed in a manner that is ozone-friendly and fully compliant with environmental regulations."

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • That's why, instead of demanding that Coca-Cola have ozone-friendly refrigeration at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Greenpeace worked out a program to have it ready by Athens in 2004.

    Pin-Striped Protesters 2007

  • The red carpet was made from 100 percent recycled plastic water bottles, programs printed on recycled paper, using a linseed-based ink, which as you know is much more ozone-friendly than the standard petroleum-based ink that they use on all the other awards.

    CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2007 2007

  • The department said although most refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment could be fitted to operate with new ozone-friendly replacements known as hydrofluorocarbons, this would be very expensive.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • Steyn said CFC-driven equipment would be refitted to run on HFC chemicals, which are ozone-friendly.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • Steyn said since the issue of ozone depletion had been brought to the public's attention, CFC-driven aerosol product manufacturers had been pressured into finding ozone-friendly substitutes.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • Urging fellow MPs to buy ozone-friendly products, she said failure to do so would leave the world without an ozone layer.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

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