With some exceptions, the challenge is not the conversion of polyester into recycled itself, but to make it available to everyone by keeping it affordable. Our journey towards only using recycled or renewable plastic will take some time and require new ways of doing things, but we are determined to take responsibility and find new solutions. This includes items such as plates, cups and plastic straws offered in our restaurants, bistros, and cafes. Since IKEA doesn’t want to contribute to more virgin oil being used, we are now gradually switching to recycled and traceable polyester from sources like PET bottles.

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We are accelerating this movement for polyester in our range and aim to replace all virgin polyester in our textile products with recycled. By only using recycled polyester that meets the Global Recycled Standards we manage to secure social, environmental and chemical practices at the recycler’s production.uk/browse/home-and-furniture/storage-and-organisation/plastic-storage-boxes-and-drawers/c:29593/" on this server.

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Recycled polyester is just as good as virgin polyester in terms of looks, quality and function, and produces about 50% less in CO2 emissions. Instead, PET and other sources of polyester are used to make textiles, storage boxes, kitchen fronts and even lamps. Polyester is a durable, wrinkle-resistant and easy-care material that is ideal for many home furnishing products like rugs, pillows, quilts and cushions. As part of our commitment to people and the planet, all single-use plastic products from the global home furnishing range were phased out in 2020.We work with our partners and textile organisations such as Textile Exchange to further improve standards on recycled materials, including traceability of material beyond the recycling units.

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The good thing is that polyester can be recycled over and over, without negatively affecting the quality of our products.In volume, this means we converted 130,000 metric tonnes of recycled polyester, and saved 200,000 tonnes of virign polyester. Polyester is a durable, quick-drying and insulating material that is optimal to use for textiles and as filling in pillows, quilts and furniture.

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IKEA takes product safety very seriously and all products are tested and comply with the strictest possible laws and safety standards on all IKEA markets. What’s nice is that polyester can be recycled over and over, without changing or losing its great qualities.

IKEA is committed to end the dependency on virgin fossil materials and only use renewable or recycled materials by 2030. This storage box in fabric creates a soft impression – regardless if it’s in the bookshelf or the walk-in closet. PET is the most recycled plastic in the world and can be used for many different purposes such as plastic bottles and containers for packaging food and beverages as well as for personal care products, pharmaceuticals and many other consumer products. In 2020, IKEA replaced 79% of the virgin polyester used in IKEA textile products with recycled polyester.