IKEA Eliminating Plastic Bags from its Stores
IKEA will stop offering plastic bags to its customers in all U.S. stores from October this year. The company has already removed plastic bags from its UK and Australian stores to great success.
In the U.S., IKEA has already reduced the number of plastic bags from its stores by 50% in one year. They did this simply by charging for them. Plastic bags were sold for a nickel, alongside reusable bags for 59 cents. The vast majority of customers - 92 per cent - opted against the plastic bags.
Pernille Spiers-Lopez, president of IKEA North America said:
The success of this program truly demonstrates that our customers care deeply about our global home and that we can all work together to be sustainable and environmentally responsible
Given the sheer number of plastic bags being used around the world each year and their impact on the environment, it’s great to see a major store like IKEA setting an excellent example for all those other stores who are still giving away plastic bags to their customers.
Tags: plastic bag recycling, plastic bags, Sustainability
