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Transitioning towards a circular business​

At IKEA, we’re working to become a circular business. From the way we source energy and materials to how we design our products and run our operations.

Sell, repair and buy product second-hand

A dark brown/oak effect STORKLINTA door
A white LERSTA floor/reading lamp in the living room

We’ve set ambitious goals

  • To enable our customers to acquire, care for, and pass on products in circular ways​

  • To design every product from the very beginning to be reused, refurbished and finally recycled​

  • To only use renewable and recyclable materials

  • ​To advocate, collaborate and form business partnerships to promote a circular economy​
A white/plastic ZEBRASÄV pendant lamp

Many of our best ideas are remade from recycled materials

Our ZEBRASÄV lamps put recycling at the heart of design. One is made with at ​least 50% recycled plastic, the other with at least 90% recycled paper pulp.

You bring it back, we buy it back

At IKEA, we hate wasting resources and are always looking for ways to make more from less. This applies to raw materials, energy and space. And we also know that waste can be a valuable resource. After all, waste is no longer waste if it’s given a second life.

IKEA Buyback & Resell Service
A person is carrying a chair outdoors, surrounded by IKEA flags.
IKEA Buyback & Resell Service
We’ve set ambitious goals:​ - To enable our customers to acquire, care for, and pass on products in circular ways​ - To design every product from the very beginning to be reused, refurbished and finally recycled​ - To only use renewable and recyclable materials​ - To advocate, collaborate and form business partnerships to promote a circular economy

Keep good things going.

Did you know?​​

In Belgium, during FY24, we distributed 88,000 spare parts. We are on the right track to continuously extend the lifespan of our products, and this represents a significant step forward in our strategy.

View the Second chance corner online

Second chance corner

At IKEA , sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. That's why we have a Second chance corner - both online and in-store - where you'll find a selection of products ready for a fresh start. From showroom models and repackaged items to outgoing collections and slightly damaged goods, every piece gets the chance to be loved again.

View the Second chance corner online
Return and recycling service

Mountains of recycled mattresses

We don't just dream of turning old mattresses into new materials. Our investments help turn used mattresses into something new.

At IKEA Belgium we recycle all our mattresses via RetourMatras.

Through their modern process, up to 90 percent of the material in a mattress can be ready for reuse.

Return and recycling service

Love it longer

Within the next few years, the potential to repurpose, repair, restore, reuse, resell or recycle will be built into every IKEA product. Even today, there’s probably an easy way to prolong the life, and value, of your furniture – helping to refresh or refurbish your home with small means.​

On our way​

As part of our journey to transitioning towards a circular business we’re designing for a circular future.

​In 2024, through our Buyback Service, we repurchased over 495,000 used IKEA products that customers no longer needed and resold them. We provided over 25.8 million free assembly parts to 2.2 million customers to help them repair our products and keep them in use for longer.