Greener records are here: Michael Stipe and Beatie Wolf featured on first bioplastic vinyl

Originally published at: Greener records are here: Michael Stipe and Beatie Wolf featured on first bioplastic vinyl | Boing Boing

FWIW standard phonograph PVC is recyclable and reusable, faulty pressings are routinely turned into re-grinds-- the center label is not usable and is punched out, so 100,000 12-inch records may only yield enough vinyl for 75,000 new records. There is also a problem with combining PVC compounds from different manufacturers and eras. So, imperfect but not irredeemable.

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