My fellow Ikea lovers, our time has come.
Everyone who has ever purchased or owned something from Ikea knows the struggle of needing to replace one key component of your furniture. Whether you simply need another table leg, a sofa cover, or a piece of hardware, finding that key piece can be a struggle. Luckily, Ikea has heard our cries for help.
If you've visited an Ikea recently, you're probably familiar with Ikea putting money where its mouth is. The brand aims to be 100% renewable in the future, and they're taking steps to get there quickly.
Take the GLANSVIDE quilt, for example. Did you know that 70% of its filling is made of recycled plastic? Or that their TÅNUM flat woven rug is just made of leftover rug strips from the production of other rugs?
By that time, Ikea aims to only use recycled or renewable-based plastic in all of their products. That means ditching single-use plastic and investing heavily in recycling programs.
Ikea launched a buy-it-back service in 2020. When you're tired of your Ikea furniture, you can actually sell it back to Ikea. They then use that furniture in their second-hand stores, or to make new furniture!
The program is in its infancy, and no concrete plans have been announced for it yet.
"We are testing a lot," Ikea's chief sustainability officer, Lena Pripp-Kovac, told The Financial Times.
We're talking replacement legs for couches, tables, and chairs, as well as new slipcovers for sofas. I'd like to see them offer individual parts of their furniture, like spare sides and tops of shelving units.
In a world full of single use items, it's refreshing to see a brand work so hard to make a good mark on the planet, and leave it better than how they found it.
I'm sure we'd all appreciate a spare piece or two for our bed frames since those things like to fall apart quickly. Either way, I'm excited to see what Ikea comes up with!
h/t: House Beautiful
