Ikea UK to buy back unwanted furniture in recycling push

Group pledges to shift towards model where items for sale can be reused, recycled or rejigged

The UK's biggest furniture retailer, Ikea, will launch a scheme to buy back unwanted furniture from customers to resell as part of the Swedish group's efforts to reduce its impact on the environment.

The group has pledged to shift towards a circular model of consumption where items it sells can be reused, recycled or rejigged rather than dumped.