How Often Should You Vacuum to Get Rid of Microplastics and Other Particulates? (2025)
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyAll products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more.How often should you vacuum? This feels like a normal question that will have a normal answer. Something like “every day for high-traffic carpet areas,” or “multiple times a week if you have an allergy-prone household.” But in a world where nothing is normal anymore, the answer to how often you need to vacuum isn’t normal now, either.There are a variety of answers you can find, of course. Answers like vacuuming at least three times a week if you have pets and kids, or less often if your home is full of hard floors….
