{"id":645,"date":"2017-06-02T21:07:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T01:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/semba\/?p=645"},"modified":"2017-06-02T21:07:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T01:07:29","slug":"from-the-web-ikeas-solution-to-peak-stuff-invest-in-plastics-recycling-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2017\/06\/02\/from-the-web-ikeas-solution-to-peak-stuff-invest-in-plastics-recycling-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Web: Ikea\u2019s solution to peak stuff? Invest in plastics recycling plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-646\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/semba\/files\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-02-at-7.09.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1116\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-02-at-7.09.56-PM.png 1116w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-02-at-7.09.56-PM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-02-at-7.09.56-PM-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-02-at-7.09.56-PM-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-02-at-7.09.56-PM-461x300.png 461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>Ikea has bought forest in Romania and the Baltics, wind farms in Poland and now it is investing in a plastic recycling plant in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>For the Swedish furniture giant, extending control across its supply chain in this way could help it become more sustainable by avoiding environmentally damaging activities like illegal deforestation and plastic waste.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sustainable-business\/2017\/may\/15\/ikea-peak-stuff-plastics-recycling-renewables\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><em>(via The Guardian)<\/em> &gt;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ikea has bought forest in Romania and the Baltics, wind farms in Poland and now it is investing in a plastic recycling plant in the Netherlands. For the Swedish furniture giant, extending control across its supply chain in this way could help it become more sustainable by avoiding environmentally damaging activities like illegal deforestation and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2017\/06\/02\/from-the-web-ikeas-solution-to-peak-stuff-invest-in-plastics-recycling-plant\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;From the Web: Ikea\u2019s solution to peak stuff? 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