So, it's been a "bright" morning in sunny, yet snowy Grand Rapids, MI. Ben and I have had some very interesting conversation about INDISTR and how we are impacting not only the environment, but as well as the industry. With environmental impact being more and more important as time has evolved, and people are becoming more educated to global warming, pollution, extinction, etc., I figured now would be a great time to bring this topic up involving INDISTR. We are essentially a "Green Company".
After doing little research, 100,000 pounds of CDs a month become outdated, useless, or unwanted. This is a HUGE number. That means that there is 1.2 million pounds of CDs a YEAR being put into landfills and incinerators. Beyond the number of physical CDs being destroyed, the materials they are made of, including polycarbonate plastic, petroleum-based laquer and paints, aluminum, and other metals, all release chemicals that contribute to the environmental and health problems as well as global warming, both when the CDs are produced and when they are destroyed.
It's amazing to think that music has nearly gone "Green". I can't wait to see what the future holds for the industry, something tells me INDISTR has been headed in the right direction.
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It's tough to be a graphic designer who loves print material but also wants to be ecologically sensitive. The statement above is exactly right- digital distribution is simply the most "green" method there is, and there's really no way anyone could argue against that.
Better for the environment and cheaper for the consumer. What are we waiting for? Ahh thats right, the corporations...
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