As sustainability becomes an increasing priority for consumers, homeware brands big and small are evolving to offer solutions to the problem of here-today-gone-tomorrow trends and the waste that comes with them.

Of course, if you want to ensure that a piece of furniture stays in use (and out of landfill) for longer, you can always buy second-hand whether that be from charities or rooting around in vintage shops, a method which has long been popular among interior magpies for finding one-off pieces.

There’s also been an encouraging influx of furniture renting services, where customer can bag this season’s must-have chair for a certain amount of money a month, allowing them to simply give it back when the contract ends.

While many of these eco-solutions come from independent brands, huge market player Ikea has now stepped up with a new recycling scheme to show how important sustainability is and will continue to be, in this space.

Ikea launches recycling scheme so you can sell your old furniture back