How Many Trees Must Die So Our Hands Can Get Dry? Did you know that every day more than 51,000 trees are cut down to support North America’s paper towel habit? Or that the paper industry in general consumes more water than any other single industry on Earth? Maybe you weren’t aware that 254 million […]
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19 Aquariums Launch a Campaign to Fight Plastic Did you know… More than 8 million tons of plastic enter our waterways each year. And as you know, this affects not only the environment but also the creatures that live it. Because of this staggering amount of plastic pollution, an organization called Aquarium Conservation Partnership (ACP) […]
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Creating Works of Art from Car Exhaust! A startup company in India, Graviky Labs, has come up with a way to turn car emissions into ink. Just 45 minutes worth of car exhaust fumes can create 30 ml of ink, enough for one marker pen. A device developed by the MIT spin-off company traps car […]
Time to Get Crafty Why Waste? Of the five Rs, (reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose and refuse), recycling is the one we usually hear about the most. However, the most effective way to deal with waste is not to create it in the first place. By reusing an item, we can lessen the amount of waste […]
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5 More Products to Avoid (Updated) Back by popular demand, today we are featuring one of our most beloved blogs of 2016, “4 More Things You Should Avoid Bringing into Your Home.” As a special bonus, we’ve included a fifth item to beware of! View the updated list Are there other products you avoid bringing into […]
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What Might Replace Fossil Fuels? It’s no secret that fossil fuels and nuclear power are finite energy sources, and they’re also costly as well as potentially damaging to the environment. Luckily, alternative energy sources that are renewable, cost-efficient and eco-friendly are becoming more plentiful than ever. Wind and Solar Power The most common forms of […]
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2017 Leadership Conference Movement Booth Recap Most days, you can find Norwex Movement by looking for us online. But recently, Norwex Movement made a special live appearance at Norwex’s 2017 Leadership Conference, where the company’s independent sales Consultant Leaders gathered for recognition, to see and touch our newest products, and discover how to grow their […]
NorwexMovement.com End-of-Year Recap Norwex Movement has witnessed exciting progress toward the solution of some of our planet’s most challenging problems over the last 12 months! 2016 at a Glance Here’s a quick peek at some of our top environmental blogs of the year: 1 In the United States, the FDA banned 19 ingredients, including triclosan […]
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The Votes Are In! Thank you to everyone who recently voted for our Norwex Movement blog of the year! The ballots have been tallied, and we’re pleased to announce our most popular blogs of 2016 (drumroll, please) . . . 7 Consumer Items Banned Around the World Use this attention-getting infographic from QuidCorner to help […]
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What Was Your Favorite? Your Vote Was Received! Thank you for taking the time to vote for your favorite! If you would like to suggest a blog topic, please let us know in the comments section below! Voting for your favorite blog post of 2016 has ended. View the Poll Results Resources: Movement Blog: 3 […]
