The environmental nightmare of vinyl

[Amsterdam Russ]

Interesting read about the environmental impact of producing vinyl for today’s record market.

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PVC [Polyvinyl chloride] contains carcinogenic chemicals, and the operation produces toxic wastewater that the company has been known to pour into the Chao Phraya River according to Greenpeace, which says TPC [Thai Plastic and Chemicals Public Company Limited] has “a history of environmental abuses” going back to the early 1990s. 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/28/vinyl-record-revival-environmental-impact-music-industry-streaming

[Blackpoolsoul]

56 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Interesting read about the environmental impact of producing vinyl for today’s record market.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/28/vinyl-record-revival-environmental-impact-music-industry-streaming

This is why I "sell/recycle" old vinyl instead of "new" vinyl, I was discussing this the other day and it's a great article