IKEA aims to remove plastic from consumer packaging by 2028
November 26, 2021
Swedish home furniture retailer IKEA has committed to eliminating the use of plastic from all its consumer packaging solutions by 2028.
The move will be carried out in phases, starting with removing plastic from the packaging of all the company’s new products by 2025.
All existing IKEA products will be sold in plastic-free packaging by 2028.The company currently consumes almost 920,000t of packaging material a year, which costs more than €1bn ($1.13bn).
IKEA Sweden Packaging and Identification manager Erik Olsen said: “Phasing out plastic in consumer packaging is the next big step on our journey to make packaging solutions more sustainable and support the overall commitment to reduce plastic pollution and develop packaging from renewable and recycled materials.
Source: https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/ikea-plastic-packaging/