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We throw away an awful lot of furniture waste every year instead of recycling it


However, there would be great demand for the sustainable treatment of used furniture.

Approximately 43,000 to 59,000 tons of wooden furniture waste is generated in Hungary every year, however, due to the lack of an extensive furniture waste processing system, most of it ends up in incinerators, according to the IKEA from his recent study.

There would be a demand for the one that is no longer used furnitures for its sustainable management, because according to the survey prepared for the study, the majority of the respondents replaced some of their furniture in the past year, and almost 8 percent of the respondents put the unnecessary things next to the municipal waste.

Most of the used furniture is burned, even though there would be a way to handle it more sustainably
Most of the used furniture is burned, even though there would be a way to handle it more sustainably

With its round-the-clock services, the furniture store offers a solution for furniture recycling and encourages people to value unused furniture.

The study just published examined the amount of furniture waste in Hungary and its treatment options. This revealed that of the annual 43-59 thousand tons of wooden furniture waste, about 3-5 thousand tons can be landfilled, and 14-19 thousand tons of used furniture are sent to incinerators.

“Getting rid of furniture does not necessarily mean that the furniture will become waste. In addition to the furniture waste processing system, there would also be a great need for recycling centers that prevent waste generation, of which, according to the study, only five are currently operating in Hungary.”

– said Attila Bálint, IKEA Hungary’s sustainability manager.

The company’s public survey also revealed that the majority of respondents (54.6 percent) scrapped furniture during the past year. The most common reason for this was that the furniture was replaced with new ones (32.7 percent), the furniture became old (31.9 percent), or was damaged (25.8 percent). The respondents mostly disposed of beds (24.7 percent) and sofas (21.7 percent), while the smallest proportion disposed of hangers, garden furniture and cots.

Nearly a third of those surveyed donate their furniture that has become unnecessary (27 percent), and only 6.8 percent drop it off at a recycling center or scrap yard. 18.9 percent of respondents sell it online, and 13.5 percent store it in a garage or basement. 7.8 percent of the respondents get rid of unused furniture in an inappropriate way, for example, they put unnecessary things in or next to the communal waste bin. It is even less likely to return the furniture to the manufacturer or seller, with less than 1 percent of respondents doing so.

THE The second life of furniture service, IKEA buys back used IKEA furniture that is no longer needed, and gives it a second chance in a new home. The guaranteed buy-back of children’s furniture for IKEA Family members offers a solution for keeping furniture in circulation that is typically only used by families for a short period of time, in one phase of their lives. When buying new furniture or a mattress, the company also undertakes to take the old furniture or mattress away in an environmentally friendly manner, and the online parts order offers a solution for the free replacement of lost or damaged screws, nails, inserts, legs and other parts, so that the complete to replace furniture. In Hungary, 2,177 products were bought back and resold in the Second Life of Furniture program, and 7,844 customers have already ordered parts online.

“As a large company, IKEA wants to play a leading role in the field of sustainable and affordable home solutions, as we feel responsible in this area. Unsustainable consumption is a big problem today, for which we want to offer a solution. To this end, we are constantly developing our comprehensive services, for which we need specific data. In Hungary until now, there has been no study that quantitatively and qualitatively examines how people deal with furniture they no longer use. IKEA has made a global commitment to become a fully circular company by 2030, so the development of these circular services is essential. Only this is how we can reduce our climate footprint and become climate positive by 2030”

Attila Bálint added.

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