How much is IKEA charging for plastic bags?
IKEA charges 5 p for disposable plastic bags and 25 p for the IKEA Blue Bag. In September 2006 IKEA will replace the current disposable plastic bag with a fully bio-degradable bag, and the charge for disposable bags will then increase to 10 p. back to top 2. Why is IKEA charging for a carrier bag when they are given away in other retailers? We want to dissuade customers from using plastic bags. Most carrier bags never get a second use; they get thrown straight in the rubbish bin and take many years to degrade. In every year, an estimated 17½ billion plastic bags are given away by supermarkets. This is equivalent to over 290 bags for every person in the UK. back to top 3. How many bags does IKEA give away, can it be that much? In 2005 IKEA UK gave away 32 Million bags. If they were placed end to end they would stretch 19,200 Kilometres and that relates to. 29 journeys between Edinburgh and London 3 and a half journeys from London to New York A return journey to Tokyo back to top 4. But
