This plastic is lightweight and durable. Manufacturers use it in a wide variety of products for the home including pipes, siding, window frames and wall coverings. Like many other types of plastic, vinyl products are recyclable. The majority of vinyl is used in building materials. Reusing vinyl is a matter of melting down the old product and blending it with virgin resin -- plastic resin that has yet to be made into a final product -- then creating a new product.
The Vinyl Institute estimates that 50 million to million pounds of vinyl is recycled each year by consumers, including builders and contractors. Coldplay pause touring over environmental concerns.
Musicians 'have to be proactive' on climate change. Is it time to scrap shrink-wrapped records? Image source, Wesley Wolfe Tangibleformats. Before and after: "Ocean vinyl" made from waste plastic from the seas. It was a long and laborious process. Image source, Wesley Wolfe. Prototype of a Nick Mulvey record in the oven. Image source, Peter Quicke. Ninja Tune's Peter Quicke with his record collection. Not disposable.
Digital footprint. Related Topics. Coloured Re-Vinyl: each record is one of a kind - random colour compositions not selectable. Sustainability Environmentally friendly products We would be pleased to inform you about our production processes and advise you on suitable materials, printing processes and other environmentally friendly options. More information. Albaum radioeins With the help of well-known as well as new German speaking musicians radioeins has produced a sustainable physical music album.
Contact Write to us and we would be happy to advise you. Akzeptieren Ablehnen Cookie Einstellungen. About Cookies. Diese Seite verwendet verschiedene Arten von Cookies. Einige Cookies werden von Diensten Dritter gesetzt, die auf unseren Seiten erscheinen. Almost 20 years ago a young filmmaker named Judith Helfand released a documentary on the harmful effects of vinyl. But nothing changed. See more information about our events here. For conscious consumers the best thing to do is not purchase any vinyl products in the first place.
Reduce market demand for the material and limit its production. But what if your home already has vinyl siding on it? PVC pipes are standard in residential construction. Photo: Wikimedia. PVC products cannot be recycled with any other recyclable plastics due to contamination. They can however, be recycled into other PVC products, if you can find a recycler.
Used vinyl can be ground up into pellets that can then be melted down to create other vinyl products. However, it is important to note that more dioxins are released during the recycling process because the material needs to be melted. To locate a certified recycler in Massachusetts, for example, you can go to Recycling Works Massachusetts online to search for local recycling plants to bring your vinyl to as well as any number of other materials!
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