The Healthy Home: New & Improved Ways To Clean And Compost
We share our favorite products that are good for you and the planet in our regular column, The Healthy Home.
The updated LG Styler steam closet is a luxe, large-capacity steamer that refreshes clothes and hard-to-clean items, lengthening time between dry cleanings. Using steam, the closet works to reduce odours and bacteria, sanitizes, gets wrinkles out and even dries delicates. The new tempered glass mirror door and Wi-Fi-enabled smart technology make it the must-have appliance for your dream laundry room.
LG Styler steam closet, $3,399 The Home Depot Canada
The new five-litre Eco 5 FoodCycler by Vitamix and Canadian company Food Cycle Science takes food scraps and turns them into a nutrient-rich, dry soil supplement in a matter of hours. Reduce food waste while creating plant food for your garden with this compact, quiet and easy-to-use gadget — it’s worth the price!
$815 Vitamix
The founders of Mint, Ucluelet, B.C., duo Robyn Mair (left) and Monika Scott have developed
an eco-friendly Cleaning scrub. The concentrated, nontoxic formula can remove stains from clothing, rugs, furniture, toilets and more.
Made in Canada, it comes in a recyclable glass jar — when you’re out, the 500-gram refill bags will top up your jar twice!
$21/250 g. Mint