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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Lauren Bradbury

I’ve found a game-changing way to empty a vacuum cleaner without getting dust everywhere — and it’ll help feed your garden for free, too

Hand holding a paper bag full of vacuum debris in front of wall baskets.

As Ideal Home’s vacuum expert, I do a lot of vacuuming. Along with testing new releases and bestselling vacuum models, it’s also my job to solve potential problems and pitfalls customers might face when using this handy household appliance, from nailing the perfect vacuuming technique to emptying a vacuum cleaner without getting dust everywhere.

Yes, while the best vacuum cleaners come in many shapes and forms, one problem I always have when testing stick vacuums is that they’re messy. Every time I try and empty the dust canister, a cloud of dust tends to hit me in the face - and, ultimately, it then winds its way back into my home. And considering vacuum cleaners spread dust anyway, this seems way too counter-intuitive for my liking.

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