Adhering to the sustainable development concept of “benefiting mankind and the earth”, Ikea will take action to phase out the plastic packaging of goods. This goal will be achieved by stages. IKEA plans to eliminate plastic packaging in all new product lines by 2025 and phase out plastic packaging in existing product lines by 2028. By phasing out plastic packaging, IKEA’s goal is to reduce plastic waste and pollution, and promote the development of packaging solutions based on renewable and recyclable materials in the whole industry.

Product packaging is a key component of IKEA’s business model and an important driving factor for affordability, sustainable development and safe handling. In order to deal with plastic waste and pollution, IKEA has greatly reduced the plastic used in packaging. Today, less than 10% of the packaging materials used by IKEA every year are plastic. In order to further approach the goal of sustainable development, Ikea will further eliminate the plastics in commodity packaging and use only renewable or recyclable materials.

Erik Olsen, packaging and labeling manager of IKEA of Sweden, said: “Phasing out plastics in commodity packaging is our next important measure. It will help us adopt more sustainable packaging solutions and realize our commitment to reduce plastic pollution and make packaging with renewable and recyclable materials. We will gradually realize this transformation in the next few years and mainly use paper as raw material for packaging, because paper products can not only be recycled It is renewable and widely recycled all over the world. “

Every year, IKEA spends more than 1 billion euros on about 920000 tons of packaging materials. The move to eliminate plastics in product packaging requires us to design new packaging schemes and work closely with IKEA’s product development team and global suppliers. Some IKEA food products may still need plastic packaging after 2028 to ensure quality and food safety Standard, in this case, plastic packaging will use renewable or recyclable plastic sources.

Maja kjellberg, head of packaging development at IKEA of Sweden, said: “Originality is one of IKEA’s brand traditions, and the same is true in packaging. In the next few years, phasing out the plastics in our product packaging will undoubtedly be a challenging task. We hope that through this initiative, we can stimulate innovation in the field of packaging design and have a positive impact on a wider range of industries outside our supply chain through our scale and influence Impact. “