# Furniture Disassembly Manuals IKEA's Newest Guides Help to Support Circular Consumption By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2021-02-22 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/furniture-disassembly References: [campaignlive](https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/apart-again-ikea-creates-disassembly-manuals-furniture/1707852) & [ikea](https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/product-guides/sustainable-products/sustainable-furniture/disassembly-instructions-pub38c69710?utm_source=news&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=furniture_disassembly_uk) [IKEA](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buy-back-and-resell) is not only making moves to create more renewable and sustainable furniture, it's also helping consumers make the most of what they already have with new furniture disassembly guides. IKEA is known for its self-assembly furniture designs and it is now sharing manuals to help people take apart its top-selling units like the [BILLY bookcase](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twoinone-billy-model) and the PAX wardrobe. The wordless guides were created with the intention of helping to "take circular consumption mainstream," and support consumers who want to reuse, repair, resell or recycle products. The manuals also have the potential to support IKEA's own [Buy Back program](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cos-2) when they want to sell their furniture back to the company rather than having to find a solution for recirculating it themselves. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Furniture Disassembly:** IKEA's new furniture disassembly guides support circular consumption. - **Circular Consumption:** IKEA's furniture disassembly guides promote circular consumption in the furniture industry. - **Sustainable Design:** IKEA's focus on sustainable furniture design includes support for furniture disassembly and circular consumption. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Furniture manufacturers can adopt furniture disassembly guides to support circular consumption and sustainable practices. - **Retail:** Retailers can incentivize circular consumption and promote sustainability by offering disassembly guides to customers. - **Waste Management:** Waste management services can incorporate furniture disassembly into their offerings to promote circular consumption and reduce landfill waste. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Circular Furniture Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buy-back-and-resell.md) - [Humanizing Furniture Catalogs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-life-collection.md) - [Sustainably Reinvented Bookcases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-billy-bookcase.md) - [Modular Tool-Free Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xylo-living-modular-furniture-system.md) - [Retailer-Backed Reseller Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-preowned.md) - [Stackable Flat-Pack Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bug-collection-1.md) - [Revived Celebrated Home Decor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nytillverkad-vintage-collection.md) - [Repairable Flat-Pack Sofas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flatpack-sofa1.md) - [Sustainable Easy-Repair Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anderssen-voll1.md)