Only recycled or renewable based plastic in IKEA products by 2030
IKEA is committed to making a positive impact on people and the planet. Our ambition is that all the plastic we use will be based on renewable or recycled materials. To start with we’re replacing single-use plastic and using different kinds of sustainable plastic in more products.
Facts about plastic at IKEA
- By 2030 we will only use renewable and or recycled materials in our plastic products
- We phased out all single-use plastic products from the global home furnishing range in January 2020
- ISTAD bags are based on renewable materials from the sugar cane industry
Recycled so you can recycle
We’ve 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.
Reuse our ISTAD resealable bags
ISTAD, our reusable, all-purpose resealable bag is now based on renewable materials from the sugar cane industry. Being durable and resealable, ISTAD can be used over and over again, making it really simple to reduce plastic bag waste.We are curious and committed to exploring, innovating and developing together with all our partners across whole value chain and with you as customers.”
Minh Nguyen
Material and Innovation Manager
SMART technologies lower prices and improve sustainability
New co-injection technology allows us to use two different materials in the same product. This means each one can be chosen for the job it has to do. Just like in NYPON plant pot, which consists of a less expensive structural core and a better looking and feeling outer layer or “skin”.
More products created with recycled plastic
Our journey to only using plastic based on renewable or recycled materials is well underway. A lot of our big plastic product families are already made using a high share of recycled plastic.
“We need to rethink the way we design, produce and how we can reuse plastic material for products in IKEA.”
Erik Ljungblad
Plastic Category Manager
Back in black
Twenty-five discarded, recycled PET-bottles are used to create the matte black surfaces on each KUNGSBACKA front. This material was invented together with a supplier.IKEA to phase out plastic from consumer packaging by 2028
By phasing out packaging plastic we aim to reduce plastic waste and pollution and drive the industry to develop packaging solutions centred around renewable and recycled materials. The phase-out will happen in steps, starting with all new products by 2025, and the rest of the range by 2028.
Working with waste
Finding new ways to work with recycled materials is key and using waste as a resource takes us one step closer to a more sustainable future.Did you know
PET is the most recycled plastic and can be used for many different purposes.
