ikea Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:01:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Ikea Pledges to Remove Single-Use Plastics and Other Sustainability Actions https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-pledges-to-remove-single-use-plastics-and-other-sustainability-actions-20180923/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-pledges-to-remove-single-use-plastics-and-other-sustainability-actions-20180923/#respond Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:01:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67189 Within the next two years, Ikea will remove all single-use plastic from its product range and restaurants as part of its latest sustainability plan. The Swedish furniture retailer pledged to design all its products using “circular principles” with the aim of using only renewable and recycled materials. Ikea, known for its ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-pledges-to-remove-single-use-plastics-and-other-sustainability-actions-20180923/feed/ 0 67189 Thermoelectric Table from Ikea Turns Heat Into Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-thermoelectric-table/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-thermoelectric-table/#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:11:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58128 You may not realize how much heat everyday objects give off. Your computer, television, or even your cup of tea – all of these radiate heat, but it’s wasted. For years, being able to turn this heat into electricity was a dream. Now, with thermoelectric technology, it may be possible. New concepts, like generators built […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-thermoelectric-table/feed/ 0 58128 IKEA Goes Greener by Investing In Huge U.S. Wind Farm https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-goes-even-greener-invests-huge-wind-farm-u-s-20140411/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-goes-even-greener-invests-huge-wind-farm-u-s-20140411/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2014 17:19:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=46954 After Google, Apple and even Facebook went all green, and started powering huge part of their data-centers and headquarters with clean energy, now it is time for the big retailers to get a piece of the action too. IKEA has just announced the acquisition of a huge wind farm in Illinois, which will generate nearly […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-goes-even-greener-invests-huge-wind-farm-u-s-20140411/feed/ 0 46954 Ikea Unveils Chic Cardboard Digital Camera https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-cardboard-digital-camera-20120425/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-cardboard-digital-camera-20120425/#respond Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:53:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=24158 Digital cameras have had such tremendous success since their invention that anyone with a cellphone (even the cheapest ones) or a laptop has them embedded – they’re like the buttons on a shirt. Ikea is now celebrating digital cameras in a greener fashion with a cardboard model. To commemorate the 2012 Fuorisalone held in Milan […]

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