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Can vinyl records be made in an environmentally friendly way? – BBC News
Global demand for vinyl records is at its highest in 30 years.
Most factories still use the same methods that have been in production since the 1980s, technology programme BBC Click reports.
There’s also a backlog due to the impact of the pandemic.
It means that some artists and fans are having to wait at least a year to get their hands on one.
So, is there a more environmentally friendly way to produce vinyl records that can help ease the pressure?
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@yvanflodin
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
yeah, sure, blame vinyl records for environmental problems. and never look towards real problems.
Vinyl record making makes zero waste and the finished product will most likely never been thrown away. this is totally stupid.
@billylowery5052
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Leave it alone
@ab3000x
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
I have a GVR (recycled PET plastic injection molded) record and it looks and sounds as good, or better, than my vinyl pressings. If the whole industry went in this direction that would be great. You could create audiophile quality LPs with garbage – now that's upcycling!
@chumleyk
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Audio systems now need a Virtue Signal level adjustment to accommodate this more profitable, but of course 'greener', medium. (Hint, it's not greener). no one has been worrying about vinyl's impact on our planet, but typical BBC making us THINK others are by saying so. No, we aren't, in fact vinyl records are one of the most environmentally friendly forms of plastic. Why? Because few people throw them into the garbage. It won't save almost any part of the world we live in but they'll make more of a profit (cheaper tooling and easier production) and you will feel good about it but your bank manager won't (theirs will). (PET won't last as long as PVC after multiple plays btw – they NEVER mention that). If you genuinely worry about the environment enough to muster the energy to demand a lower-quality production change for LP records, then you should stick to digital streaming, seriously. As usual, 0.01% of cluster b people are attempting to ruin another thing for the other 99%.
@danielmabella
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Any knowledge regarding groove wear in comparison to vinyl records? How many times can it be played from an archives point of view?
@ellisgarbutt1925
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Why don't eco warriors calm down abit
@MisterM950
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
For real? I think we should improve environmental friendly manufacturing techniques in other sectors like food, toys, electronics whatever. Vinyl records have such a long lifespan. Ridiculous.
@bellosanimada8888
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Aa Really brought home how bad the situation is when the guy at the end expressed gratitude for simply having enough space to stand up inside his shared apartment.
@drydessert4198
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
What is overlooked is the amount of material used for vinyl records versus other use cases of plastic. Lets say someone builds a collection of 500 vinyls over 10 years. That is 60 kilos or 6kg per year, more than typical. How many kg of packaging material does this vinyl collector buy and throw away as a side product of food, cleaning detergent, shampoo etc.. How many tons of pvc flooring is produced each year for hospitals, schools, homes?
@bioanu
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Our paradise planet caught fire this summer .. try to be more planetophile than audiophile .. audiophilia is just another arrogance
@TiredMomma
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
You do know you could make records out of aluminum right?
@Mr_Makina
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
If its not our cars, its what we eat… now its what/how we listen to something ?. There is far bigger concerns than vinyl for Christ sake. Youve got 60 year old records still being sold/kept, there's small runs of whatever decade, that still get sold. You might as well, attack steaming while your at it and the infrastructure needed to maintain that.
@keshtharafan8077
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
I just love how every news outlet outside of the US covers more topics around the world than anything the US ever could. They are so focused on themselves it's laughable.
@roaming.spectre.
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
I knew the enviro mentals would start on records… I’m surprised it’s not racist because records are black….
@robertmazur9360
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Go and look how much plastic its used to pack vegetables and fruits? Many my vinyls have 60+ years, People before me used that, now I used and my kids I hope will used too! Same with books. My friends, eco friends use new technology to listen music or read books, after every two years change gears for that…
@jamiesoden7877
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Newsflash this isn't the 1970's anymore. It's 2022 technology has changed the way we listen to our music. Back in the day I listened to my music on DAT cassettes and mini discs in the late 1990s, something different from the regular CD and cassettes. My Alpine car audio took the music to a different level.
@gethotwithshannonnadj9301
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
I just love how every news outlet outside of the US covers more topics around the world than anything the US ever could. They are so focused on themselves it's laughable.
@thosethatcan
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Hemp cellulose
@wolfiestreet6899
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
What a boring subject.
@sethandruby
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
The leader of the Labour party is such a joke has a gig at the Edinburgh Fringe festival ?
@poopootin3652
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
As technology and globalization have changed the way we live, many feel that they have lost control of their environment. In this sense, some argue that choosing vinyl is way to resist current fashion and technology’s increasing sophistication.
@EziosBladez
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Because this is a huge problem? Ha! xD first world problems. If the record is on your shelf and being used to listen to, how is it going to waste, it isnt a plastic bottle that you finish and throw away.
@thanawitsagulthang6471
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
BBC make video concerning such trivial matter of vinyl records which hardly gets thrown away compared to the shear massive amount of E-waste and used battery generated from the disposal of wireless earbuds due to the removal of the headphone jack that were never mentioned.
@Euphemism-for-help-for-free
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
No Biden, No Peace
I want someone to say something about the US elections causing all of these problems that makes some sense.
@tifftifffuc_kme5295
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
The initial quality may be comparable but how long will they last compared to the original product?