The British band Coldplay has set out to launch the most sustainable vinyl record in the world, and will do so with the help of their new album ‘Moon Music‘.
The vinyl It will be sold on October 4 and its copies will each be made with nine plastic bottles recovered from consumer waste.
Bottle recycling will avoid the manufacture of more than 25 tons of virgin plastic and will reduce CO2 emissions by 85% compared to traditional 140-gram vinyl production, according to a statement from the group.
The creation of a special edition with format notebook has incorporated 70% river plastic, intercepted by the organization The Ocean Cleanup of the Las Vacas River, Guatemalawhich has prevented the contaminating material from reaching the Gulf of Honduras and the Atlantic Ocean.
The commitment to make their tenth album the most sustainable possible is added to other innovative measures by the group that, on their current tour has reduced CO2 emissions by 59% with respect to the previous one. As for the CD editions of ‘Moon Music’, will be made from 90% recycled plasticwhich will reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by 78% and will avoid the production of five tons of virgin plastic. In their effort to reduce waste, the first pressing of ‘Moon Music’ (both EcoRecord LP and EcoCD) will be strictly limited and with greater specifications than any future edition, according to the group.
