Ikea commits to phase out single-use plastic products by 2020

Global retailer with 363 stores says it wants to help customers live more sustainably

Ikea is to phase out all single-use plastic products from its stores and restaurants by 2020 amid growing concern about the effects of plastic on the environment.

Ikea said plastic straws, plates, cups, freezer bags, bin bags, and plastic-coated paper plates and cups would all be phased out and where possible replaced by alternatives.