Editing IKEA (section)

===Use of wood===
In 2011, the company examined its wood consumption and noticed that almost half of its global pine and spruce consumption was for the fabrication of [[pallets]]. The company consequently started a transition to the use of paper pallets and the "Optiledge system".<ref>{{cite web|title=IKEA Phases Out Wood Pallets|url=http://packagingrevolution.net/ikea-phases-out-wood-pallets/|publisher=Packaging Revolution|date=3 November 2011|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021014658/https://packagingrevolution.net/ikea-phases-out-wood-pallets/|url-status=live}}</ref> The OptiLedge product is totally recyclable, made from 100% virgin high-impact [[copolymer]] polypropylene (PP) plastic. The system is a "unit load alternative to the use of a pallet. The system consists of the OptiLedge (usually used in pairs), aligned and strapped to the bottom carton to form a base layer upon which to stack more products. Corner boards are used when strapping to minimize the potential for package compression." The conversion began in Germany and Japan, before its introduction into the rest of Europe and North America.<ref>{{cite web|title=The OptiLedge Offers Efficiencies for International Shipments|url=http://packagingrevolution.net/the-optiledge-offers-efficiencies-for-international-shipments/|publisher=Packaging Revolution|date=8 December 2011|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021012438/https://packagingrevolution.net/the-optiledge-offers-efficiencies-for-international-shipments/|url-status=live}}</ref> The system has been marketed to other companies, and IKEA has formed the OptiLedge company to manage and sell the product.<ref>{{cite web|title=OptiLedge|url=http://www.optiledge.com/|publisher=Inter IKEA Systems B.V.|year=2012|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124083200/http://optiledge.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>