Ikea, which uses 10 million pallets to ship goods from suppliers to its 287 stores in 26 countries, will ditch wood worldwide by January, cutting transport costs by 10 percent.

Ikea says the earth-friendly pallets, to debut in January, can support just as much cargo even though they weigh 90% less — just 5.5 pounds apiece.They stand two inches high, one-third the ...

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Ikea uses 10 million shipping pallets each year, and they’ve developed a new way to fold cardboard into pallets with the same integrity and strength as ...

Ikea, which uses 10 million pallets to supply its stores with bookcases, pillows and candles, will ditch wood by January in favor of a lighter, thinner, ...

IKEA knows from disposable. So when the company realized it could save money and shipping space by using cardboard shipping pallets, it tossed out its traditional wooden pallets like last year's ...

Pallet Room furniture items made with wood taken from an old pallet. 5 / 32. DIY advocates can download the plans for free online. 6 / 32. Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like ...

Here's a little secret about building furniture out of pallets, those simple wooden structures used to schlep goods: Not all pallet wood is cheap, rough-cut pine. Sharp-eyed scroungers can find oak… ...