Life at home
Improvement #24
Did you ever expect that old plastic bottles could become something this smart and stylish? TEPPAS drawer unit is made from 100 percent recycled PET plastic. It is stackable and can be combined with a handy trolley for mobility – perfect for any home office or children’s room.
Improvement #29
SUNNAN work lamps combines low energy LED technology with solar cell panels. Since there’s no need for electricity, you can use it anywhere indoors not depending on your sockets. Just charge the panel for 9-12 hours in the sun and get four hours of full lamplight. From summer 2009 onwards, UNICEF will receive one SUNNAN lamp for every SUNNAN sold in IKEA stores worldwide. This enables children in homes without electricity to read, write and draw even after dusk. The first donations go through UNICEF to Pakistan.
Improvement #30
RINGSKÄR taps come with a flow control function. The water flow can be adjusted in two steps with the lever, so customers can avoid unnecessary water waste. Most IKEA taps are fitted with a Pressure Compensating Aerator (PCA) that can reduce water use by 30%.
Improvement #34
RATIONELL is a simple waste system that helps organize and recycle household waste, more effectively. Easy-to-clean bins will be available in a variety of sizes and are designed for different types of household waste - from glass bottles and newspapers to food scraps and batteries.
Improvement #36
SPARSAM low energy bulbs are a great alternative to traditional incandescent bulbs. They last up to ten times longer and the energy consumption is reduced by up to 80% over the bulb’s lifetime. One 20-watt bulb provides as much light as a 100-watt incandescent bulb, without getting anywhere near as hot. IKEA will phase out incandescent bulbs in favor of more environmentally friendly alternatives before Sept 1, 2010. IKEA customers can return low energy bulbs to most IKEA stores for recycling.
Improvement #51
IKEA induction cooktops offer modern technology at affordable prices. Induction cooktops use magnetic field technology and are much faster and more energy-efficient than traditional cast iron and glass ceramic cooktops. Only the pots and pans are heated and not the cooktop itself, so very little heat goes to waste. The efficiency of energy transfer for an induction cooktop is 80 percent compared to around 55 percent for glass ceramic cooktops.
Improvement #53
Did you know that up to a quarter of all food is thrown away every day in many households? That’s not only a waste of money. Food production generates lots of CO2, so cutting waste helps reduce our carbon footprint. IKEA food savers help take better care of fresh food and leftovers. Some products have benefits making them especially good for saving your food and using just the right amount of food to prevent waste when cooking. For example, some sizes in the IKEA 365+ food storage series come with a removable plastic bottom grid to allow excess moisture to drain off and help food last longer. And, in the RARITET series the jar for dry storage has a measuring cup in the lid to make getting it right easier. The jar itself is transparent and graduated so you can see how much is left.
Improvement #61
In collaboration with a national environmental organization, all Italian IKEA stores provide free seminars to IKEA Family Members about responsible energy use. Together with Italian energy retailers, about 800,000 ''energy saving packs'' were given free to IKEA clients with both energy saving bulbs and water saving tools.
Improvement #64
IKEA Italy developed educational material for schools in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Two different packs were developed: a ''Responsible Energy pack'' and a ''Responsible Forestry pack'' (2006) - both distributed for free to schools near the stores.
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