Product Recycling Fund
The price of this item includes a contribution to a Product recycling fund to ensure that waste electrical and electronic equipment is collected and recycled in a responsible manner.

IKEA Canton Environmental Responsibility

IKEA's Environmental Efforts
IKEA's goal is to help create a better everyday life for the many people. Part of this commitment involves being a socially responsible company.

IKEA always strives to minimize any negative environmental effects of our business, and CFL bulbs are just one more way. Today everybody is talking about energy consumption and the dangers of hazardous emissions harming the atmosphere. IKEA, however, isn’t just sitting back talking about it, we’re taking action! Promoting alternative compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs over less energy efficient lighting, such as incandescent bulbs, is one of the major strategies IKEA is implementing.

A CFL bulb lasts on average 10 times longer than a standard incandescent bulb and saves 80% more energy. So, although CFL bulbs are more expensive than incandescent bulbs, the investment pays off in the long run because there’s a lot more energy saved. Along with lower energy costs CFL bulbs emit fewer greenhouse gases into the environment. These bulbs stay much cooler than other lighting sources, which makes it safer for children. Other benefits include being well-suited for utility areas where light is on for long periods of time, and for aesthetics.

While everyone is now selling these energy-efficient bulbs, IKEA is unique in a few ways:
Lowest mercury levels
IKEA has one of the lowest mercury levels in CFL bulbs on the global market and we plan to lower the level even more. Our ultimate goal is to create CFL bulbs without any mercury content, which is anticipated in 5-10 years.

Recycling our CFL bulbs
We’re one of the only retailers partnering with local recycling companies to properly recycle the mercury content from CFL bulbs and all other electrical equipment to avoid any environmental contamination. These bulbs require special disposal, and we'll do that for you free of charge.

What else can you recycle at IKEA?
Well, pretty much everything. Be sure to stop by our Recycling Center located by Returns and Exchanges to recycle light bulbs, all plastic and batteries.

Check out our 3/pk of SPARSAM energy saving bulbs for $3.99, and save money while you help the evironment!
environmental efforts
IKEA is going Bagless!
As of October 1, 2008, IKEA will no longer offer plastic bags! The offering will only be our iconic IKEA blue bag for only 59¢ or use an alternative reusable bag from home.

It's a dialogue we hear everyday. Can we? Do we? Will we really change our behavior to be environmentally responsible? IKEA believed we could and would. With the introduction of its leadership ‘Bag the Plastic Bag’ program in March 2007, IKEA set a goal of reducing its U.S. stores’ plastic bag consumption by 50%; from 70 million to 35 million plastic bags in the first year. The call was to go reusable with the iconic IKEA blue bag for $.59 or use an alternative reusable bag.

And IKEA also said if that was not an acceptable solution, IKEA plastic bags could be purchased for five-cents, with all proceeds going to American Forests (the nation’s oldest non-profit citizen’s conservation organization) to plant trees to restore forests and help reduce CO2 emissions.

Now it’s over a year since the program began and IKEA is overwhelmed with the stunning results; more than 92% of their customers said no more plastic bags! Expectations were exceeded and IKEA learned their customers welcome the opportunity to find new ways to be environmentally responsible.

This landmark program has now resulted in IKEA taking another step forward; as of October 1, 2008, IKEA will no longer offer plastic bags, and paper bags are not available in IKEA stores either. IKEA’s consumer call-to-action is to use only reusable bags.

And according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. consumes over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps each year. Each year, Americans throw away some 100 billion polyethylene plastic bags, and less than one percent of them are recycled. The average plastic bags takes 1000 years to photo degrade, which means they do not fully decompose.

IKEA Canton Donations
The IKEA vision is to “create a better everyday life for the many”. In developing our charitable giving program, IKEA Canton has decided the best way to support this vision is to focus on children and the environment in our local community.

If you feel your organization fits within the guidelines outlined in our Charitable Donations information attached for download, and you would like to submit an application for consideration, please follow these steps:
1. Download and fill out the Giving Guidelines Children and Environmental Support Program's Application located below.
2. Complete all mandatory sections of the form. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

*Please note that IKEA Canton will review applications 3 times a year in February, June and October only. We ask that telephone inquiries regarding status not be made due to the high volume of requests received. All decisions made by IKEA Canton are final.

Please click on the links below for more information on our donation program and how your organization may apply. Many thanks for your interest in IKEA Canton.
local donations