New Year's resolution: to be more sustainable

Recycling is one of the principles of sustainability, so this is a great place to start with our New Year's resolution. The most important thing is to properly sort each type of waste, without mixing anything and making it clear what goes in each bin. One of the resolutions that we're sure that more than one person will make is to be more sustainable. Fortunately, as the years go by, we are becoming increasingly aware that being sustainable and caring for the environment is essential to living a better life.

 

How to recycle all kinds of rubbish at home

Recycling is one of the principles of sustainability, so this is a great place to start with our New Year's resolution. The most important thing is to properly sort each type of waste, without mixing anything and making it clear what goes in each bin.
The best thing is to have stackable garbage cans like SORTERA, with which you can take advantage of the vertical space.

LED bulbs: advantages and design

We're sure that you still have some not-so-sustainable bulbs in your home that aren't LED. Did you know that at IKEA, all of the light bulbs we sell are LED? They consume much less energy compared to traditional bulbs, making them another fundamental step to consider in your New Year's resolution to be more sustainable. For example, our RYET bulb, an LED bulb that consumes approximately 85% less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs and lasts up to 15,000 hours. In other words, you can use it to read for one hour each night for the next 41 years. What do you think?
 

Donate the clothes you don't use: cleaning out your wardrobe

Another wonderful way to start off the year is to get rid of everything that no longer contributes to our lives. And we're sure that one of those things is clothing. How many pilled jumpers do you have in your wardrobe? What about the shirt your first girlfriend gave you in 1995? Remove all the clothing from your wardrobe, clean it thoroughly inside and donate all the things that you don't wear and that are in good condition. Give them a second life!
 

Give your furniture a second life

And just like you've done your closet cleaning... you can also give your furniture a second life! How? With a coat of paint or by adding a few doors like these IVAR you can make your furniture look brand new. It's a wonderful way to be sustainable in this new year, letting your furniture find a second chance in your home.
 

Origin and sustainability of products: look carefully

Finally, to achieve this New Year's resolution to be more sustainable, we recommend that you start being more attentive and aware. How? By checking the source of the things that you purchase and consume.

• Always check the label of the products, whatever they may be (even of food), to find out where they are manufactured and what materials are used.
• Learn about brand sustainability plans.
• Learn about the best materials in terms of sustainability and how they are manufactured.