Environmental Impact Of Vinyl Records

Information on digital downloads versus vinyl records isn t very easy to come by.

Environmental impact of vinyl records. Vinyl s boom could be the environment s loss. The environmental impact of the vinyl revival. Harm theunisse an engineer from the dutch company symcon plays his trademark green vinyl version of fat boy slim on the conference sidelines. From toxic wastewater to greenhouse gas emissions the boom in vinyl has dangerous effects but streaming isn t as clean an.

As has been widely reported vinyl is currently enjoying two of its best years of sales in over a quarter of a century not only are more vinyl records being produced than ever before but these records also make up an ever increasing share of the total amount of albums on the market. The record is non pvc and did not involve. Episode 169 the environmental impact of vinyl records cds and data episode 172 february 12th 2020 40 mins 58 secs. We talk with kyle devine author of a new book about the environmental impact of music recordings which raises a number of issues that we had never previously considered.

What s the environmental impact of a torrent download you wouldn t have paid for anyway. Episode 169 the environmental impact of vinyl records cds and data. Last year alone over 4 million new vinyl records were purchased and while for many of us the resurgent infatuation with vinyl is obviously a good thing its effects reach far beyond the shops clubs and collections of our fair isle. If you want to reduce your impact on the environment then vintage vinyl could be a great physical.

The environmental impact of vinyl on the planet is one of the music industry s many dirty little secrets. Digital records cds analysed january 10 2019 6 24am est. The environmental impact of music. The environmental impact of vinyl on the planet is one of the music industry s many dirty little secrets.