IKEA Charging 5 Cents For Bags

February 22, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on February 2007 IKEA is hoping to help curb the use of plastic bags in its stores by charging consumers a nickel for every bag used. The initiative will begin in the retailer’s 29 U.S. stores March 15.

According to Reuters, the decision to stop giving away free bags to customers aimed to reduce the estimated 100 billion bags thrown away by consumers each year.

The retailer will also slash the price of reusable bags in its stores to 59 cents from 99 cents to encourage their use. Money from the sale of the plastic bags will to American Forests, a conservation group.