Live Love Local This time of year, it’s easy to go a little nuts stressing over holiday gifts for friends and family. The days are short (and time is shorter), and squeezing in multiple trips to the mall is the last thing on anybody’s wish list. Besides, even if I did have time to somehow […]
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Beating the Bead with Technology When it comes to environmental villains, microbeads pack an especially problematic one-two punch: They can look like food to marine life, and some fish even prefer the colorful plastic particles to their regular diet. The tiny beads absorb environmental pollutants like PCBs (flame retardants), BPA and other chemicals, making a […]
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Bats Need Our Help Cartoon bats can make great decorations during the month of October when Halloween is on everyone’s mind, but the truth is bats aren’t scary at all. In fact, bats are pretty amazing creatures that keep our ecosystem in check. What’s truly frightening is the alarming rate at which we’re losing large […]
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It’s So Easy Being Green! Many of us grew up learning about the 3 R’s of waste reduction—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. But did you know there are actually 5 R’s that promote sustainability? It’s true! Introducing The 5 R’s Understanding these eco-friendly concepts and putting them into practice is a great way to help eliminate […]
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Congratulations to Amy Hepfner! Being a Norwex Movement Fan of the Month shows you’re interested in reducing chemicals and making a real impact by creating a more sustainable environment. It also brings some well-deserved recognition, a fun prize and 200 Eco Points! Congrats to our latest Norwex Movement Fan of the Month, Amy Hepfner, for […]
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Essential Oils: Scents You Can Feel Good About There’s something about a fresh, crisp scent in the air that can remind us of happy times, lifting our spirits and making us feel that all is right in the world. But did you know that, in an effort to achieve this feeling, you could inadvertently be […]
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Real People Making a Real Impact Nora, the Norwex Leaping Salmon, recently made a huge splash with thousands at the 2016 Norwex National Conferences! “Spawned” from our partnership with The Washed Ashore Project, our flashing salmon beautifully illustrates how marine debris and other trash can find new life by inspiring people to make positive changes in […]
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Who Said It? Can you guess the source of the following famous quotations? Click on the quote to reveal its author. Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. Gratitude is not only the greatest […]
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The Weighty Problem of Paper Towels Did you know that the average person uses 2400 – 3000 paper towels at work every year? Or that 90% of American households use paper towels for cleaning every day? They’re so lightweight, you might not think much about using them, but paper towel waste adds up to a […]
The Big Impact of Tiny Plastic These days, we’re all familiar with stories about how much unsightly, chemical-absorbing plastic waste now floats in our oceans. Through the efforts of The Washed Ashore Project and others, we’re more aware than ever before of the devastating impact of plastic on sea life who can get choked on it, or […]
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