Kudos to the Golden State As reported by the LA Times and others, California voters recently approved the first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in the United States. And the ban couldn’t have come soon enough. As gyres of plastic debris (including plastic bags) grow ever larger in our oceans, toxins are being released […]
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What Really Matters Fall has officially arrived in North America, and in the U.S. we’ll soon celebrate Thanksgiving. In honor of this season of giving thanks, Norwex Movement recently asked some of our most active members what they were thankful for. We had some great comments! Meanwhile, we want to ask YOU: What really matters […]
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Dryer Sheets, Softeners and Sprays! Oh My! With all the time-savers available to us these days, how is it that most of us still seem to have so little of it? Take our moms and grandmothers, for example. They probably needed an entire day just to launder and iron shirts, dresses and blouses. But now? […]
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Master the Art of Holiday Hospitality As the holiday season slowly settles in, it’s time to begin thinking about how to plan and execute the holiday get-togethers you might have in your home. The hallmark of a good host is how happy the guests are when they leave. Hospitality is an art form that, when […]
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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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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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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 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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“Au Revoir, Disposable Dinnerware” Imagine packing up your family picnic basket and taking along compostable cups, forks and knives instead of single-use plasticware. In France, this could become the norm in less than four years! Earlier this month, France introduced a nationwide ban on single-use plasticware as a way to reduce both environmental waste and […]
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