IKEA is committed to ending the dependency on virgin fossil materials and use only renewable or recycled materials by 2030
In 2019, IKEA announced the goal to convert all virgin polyester into recycled textile products by the end of 2020. Replacing all virgin polyester with recycled is an important step on the way to transforming into a circular business and fulfilling the goal to use only recycled or renewable materials by 2030.
With the milestone of having reached 90{429fc2506e610357e12b2a5665db82631200a2e00b3a1d8839077d76f18e2e8b} for textile products in 2020, the company will accelerate the transformation towards the aim of only using recycled polyester throughout the product range.
At the end of 2020, IKEA converted approximately 100 000 metric tonnes from virgin polyester to recycled within textile products. These volumes put IKEA as one of the industry leaders in converting virgin to recycled polyester in terms of volume.
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