How To Make LPs Greener

We’ve all heard the good news about vinyl, a steady drumbeat of recovery over the past two decades. After bottoming out at 857,000 units in 2005, LP sales have have increased every year since, surging another 14% to 49.6 million units last year.

The bad news hasn’t made quite as many headlines, but it’s very clear: vinyl records are pretty terrible for the planet. In fact, vinyl anything is pretty terrible for the planet. That’s because it’s made from polyvinyl chloride, better known as PVC, whi...