IKEA has phased out all single-use plastic from the home furnishing range and are eliminating plastic from our product packaging. Its goal is to only use plastic from renewable or recycled sources, which reduces waste and gives the product several lives through use and reuse.

IKEA has started a journey to not only produce plastic products from industrial waste but also from household waste. The first of these products is HÅLLBAR waste bin which is used to separate waste and take care of recycling in people’s homes.

The SMÅSPORRE range of quilts/duvets and pillows is just one example where we have implemented a paper-based solution. Traditionally packaged in plastic, it now comes in paper wrapping after extensive testing. The new solution reduces our reliance on plastic and uses paper from a Scandinavian mill powered by renewable energy. IKEA has also introduced paper-based bags for furniture fittings during 2023, cutting its plastic consumption by an estimated 1,400 tonnes per year.

The journey towards only using recycled or renewable based plastic will take some time and require new ways of doing things, but we are determined to take responsibility and find new solutions. IKEA wants to give its customers the possibility to choose products made from more sustainable materials that can be recycled again one day. Together, we can make a big difference!