Act Responsible, Think Sustainable!

I recently stumbled upon something pretty unique and thought I needed to share this with the world! So here it is. Did you know? IKEA has an amazing initiative known as "Buyback and Resell", which suggests what you might think by the name, but let me elaborate.

So, let's say you have a piece of furniture that is not quite your vibe anymore, but it's in pretty good condition and it's an IKEA piece. You can legit take that piece of furniture and give it back to IKEA, who will then buy it from you, and they will resell the piece you had in one of their stores at a reduced price! Now, granted they don't buyback all items they sell however, the list of the things they do are a fair bit.

I love this initiative because it promotes a far more sustainable approach than binning anything you no longer want, as this ends up going into landfill. Did you know? according to London's projections, it is expected that their landfills will run out of capacity for London's waste by 2026 and that the largest waste created in the UK alone comes from construction, demolition, and excavation however, second is furniture waste that is both in perfect condition and or broken with the potential to be repaired. Not only is this waste created from a household perspective but almost equally from a business one too!

As I bring this blog to a close, I just want to say. Next time you want to throw a piece of furniture out, ask yourself: "Can this be fixed?" if yes keep it and repair it, or better yet give the business opportunity to someone who can. If not then, "Can this be repurposed or recycled?" most of the time, you will find you can do both! With this, I will say donate to schemes like IKEA or the British Heart Foundation, as well as many other charities. If not, then let responsible recycling be your final option. Until next time!

Casey xxx