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Sustainable describes something that can be continued or a practice that maintains a condition without harming the environment. (adjective)

An example of sustainable is the practice of reduce, reuse and recycle.

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See sustainable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

capable of being sustained
1. designating, of, or characterized by a practice that sustains a given condition, as economic growth or a human population, without destroying or depleting natural resources, polluting the environment, etc.: sustainable agriculture
2. governed or maintained by, or produced as a result of, such practices: sustainable growth

Related Forms:

sustainability noun
sustainably adverb

See sustainable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

sus·tain·a·ble

adjective

Capable of being sustained.
Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment: sustainable agriculture.

Related Forms:

sustainability sus·tainˌa·bilˈi·ty noun

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