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.
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.
Join us here at IKEA Round Rock as we change our behavior and become more environmentally responsible! With the introduction of our 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 blue bag.
And IKEA said if that was not an acceptable solution, IKEA plastic bags could be purchased for five-cents, with ALL proceeds going to the American Forests (the nation’s oldest non-profit citizens conservation organization) to plant trees to restore forests and help reduce CO2 emissions.
Now it’s been 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.
Thank you for your support and keep using the IKEA blue bag for all of your shopping needs, together we can make a difference!