IKEA becomes first retailer to stop single-use plastic bags

IKEA Malaysia will become the country’s first retailer to eliminate the use of single-use plastic bags in the latest environment initiative by the home furnishing company.

This has been a journey for IKEA Malaysia which began in June 2009, when it introduced the “Kick the plastic bag habit” campaign with the aim of reducing plastic bags consumption. Since the campaign started, IKEA has reduced its plastic bags usage. Now in its second year of the campaign, there’s a positive trend of the IKEA customers stopped buying plastic bags.