In the past, if you bought LED lightbulbs at Ikea, they probably would have been in a plastic blister pack—something that’s both hard to open and likely to end up in the trash, since most plastic ...

When it comes to sustainable business practices, European companies are unquestionably leading the drive towards greener manufacturing, product development, and packaging. The latest example of this ...

How do you say “fungi” in Swedish? As part of an ongoing effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Swedish flat-pack furniture purveyor Ikea is reportedly exploring alternatives to polystyrene packaging ...

To stop all those $20 side tables from getting banged up, Ikea has to use a lot of polystyrene packaging every year. Unfortunately, polystyrene isn’t biodegradable, and people are bad at recycling, ...

Ikea plans to use packaging made with mushrooms as an eco-friendly replacement for polystyrene, the Swedish retail giant has revealed. The flat-pack furniture retailer is looking at using the ...

Polystyrene is out and mushrooms are in. IKEA recently announced they will be moving away from the foam and are looking at a more sustainable option made from mushroom fibers. Designed by New York ...

Though there are exceptions, mass-market retailers aren’t exactly contributing to a more sustainable future. In fact, society’s obsession with consumerism is becoming quite the environmental ...

The Scandinavian furniture retailer says it will be plastic-free by 2028. Matt Alderton is a journalist who covers climate and environment issues, renewable energy, clean transportation, sustainable ...

The furniture retailer is looking at using the biodegradable mycelium 'fungi packaging' instead of polystyrene, which takes thousands of years to decompose You can save this article by registering for ...

Ecovative, the startup that makes biodegradable packaging for furniture seller IKEA, says that the same mushroom roots it uses to pack up tables and chairs could be used to create the next generation ...