IKEA to Charge for Plastic Bags in the US starting March 15
Photo: Midamericanenergy.com
In a move Sustainable is Good strongly supports, IKEA announced starting March 15, all IKEA stores in the United States will charge a nickel per plastic bag in an effort to get people to haul their Swedish Fish and affordable housewares out of the store in reusable bags and cut down on plastic bag waste. IKEA projects that they'll cut plastic bag use by at least 50%, from 70 million bags a year down to 35 million bags.
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