Keep It Clean to Keep It Safe! Not properly maintaining your dryer can cause it to overheat and catch on fire. Every year, 15,000 dryer fires in the U.S. alone needlessly damage homes and, in the worst cases, end lives. Just how combustible is lint? Watch this NBC News video to find out! NBC News: […]
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Ideas to Help You Save Money and the Environment! Benjamin Franklin once said, “Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.” Keeping your home clean is an important task, but over time, it could cost you an arm and a leg. In fact, according to one report, the average family spends […]
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Stay at Home to Save Resources, Time and Money Being a part of the typical nine-to-five commuting work world certainly has its benefits—like helping to provide for your family’s needs, as well as (hopefully) providing a sense of camaraderie with like-minded people in support of a corporate mission. But it can also have its drawbacks. […]
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Why Join the Norwex Movement We can think of literally tons of reasons why you should join the Norwex Movement—but here are our top 10 favorites! Amaze your friends with your ability to calculate your own carbon footprint! Most of our everyday activities (like driving a car, disposing of our waste, and simply using electricity) […]
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The dangers of dumping unused medications Keeping our homes clean and safe from harmful chemicals is something that is always top of mind. Sometimes, while cleaning out cabinets or drawers, however, you might discover expired prescription medications that you forgot about long ago or simply no longer use. The National Community Pharmacist Association (NCPA) estimates […]
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Society’s Discards Spark Change The Bandon, Oregon-based Washed Ashore Project is on a mission. And they’ve found kindred spirits in Portugese artist Bordalo II as well as photographer Benjamin Von Wong of San Francisco. All three are using society’s discards to make a statement as they literally turn trash into treasure. By bringing their artistic […]
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Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 In a major positive step for the environment, U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law The Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, an act that will ban the manufacturing of products that contain plastic microbeads. According to one report, “Microbeads were deemed instrumental in ‘unnecessary plastic pollution,’ with recent research estimating […]
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It isn’t always easy to find time to clean around the house, but when I do have time, I like to be efficient as well as eco-friendly, so I did some research and discovered some cleaning mistakes that many people (including myself) probably make without even realizing it, and what we can do to avoid […]
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These 9 Stores Now Offer Safer Choices The use of chemicals is common throughout many phases of furniture manufacturing. But thanks to California Senate Bill 1019 passed into law last year, consumers now have choices when it comes to whether their furniture’s upholstery contains flame-retarding chemicals. This new law requires that the labels on all […]
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