Ikea recycles mattresses to discourage incinerating across Europe

Ikea store owner Ingka Investments plans to extend its mattress recycling throughout Europe, subject to an understanding with the regulators in many European countries.

Ikea besides other items also sell home textiles and mattresses.

Ikea offers a wide range of home textiles, including bedding, curtains, rugs, towels, and more.

They also have a variety of mattresses to choose from, catering to different preferences and needs, such as memory foam, innerspring, latex, and hybrid mattresses. Ikea is known for providing affordable and functional home furnishings, including these products, to help you furnish and decorate your home. Keep in mind that product availability and selection may vary by location, so it’s a good idea to check with your local Ikea store or their website for specific offerings and availability in your area.

Ikea owner was addressing a panel at the IMPACT conference organized by Reuters in London.

Ikea’s chief pointed out that its Netherlands-based recycling strategy would be rolled out across Scandinavia, France, and Belgium.

The Ikea executive however revealed that incinerating mattresses across many European countries is cheaper and recycling would require some incentives. without changes to incentives. He said recycling would require investment and if no incentives are not provided there would be no investment in this regard.

The penal at the IMPACT conference was informed by the Ikea representative that in many European states incineration is still incentivized (over) recycling. He urged the need to make sure that companies also work together with the regulators and the governments to get the right incentives to do recycling.

He said Ikea is ready to ready to scale out in this regard.