April 2 2008, the IKEA brand announced the survey data, which indicated that the US IKEA 92% of consumers would like to see plastic bags and packages are not applied to such environmental damage.
Therefore, IKEA renounces the use of plastic bags in its US stores with 1 October 2008 years.
Thus, the network IKEA stores in the US followed a similar solution brand outlets in the UK and Australia, which, respectively, abandoned plastic bags and paper bags in favor of reusable bags in June and August 2007 years. Remaining at the time of decision making plastic bags IKEA sells, but the proceeds from the sale of their brand means fully transferred to the environmental organizations - for example, the organization American Forests.
According to the materials www.brandnews.ua