PVC (poly vinyl chloride), the plastic from which records have historically been made, is bad for the environment, and concerns have been raised about packaging as vinyl sales have increased in recent years.
Rou Reynolds, the frontman of the chart-topping rock band Enter Shikari, believes that major artists must take some duty to “push forward” change.
“The bigger you are as an artist, the more influence you have, the more you can push things forward and accelerate progression,” he states.
In an interview with Billboard in March, Billie Eilish criticized how “wasteful it is” since “some of the top artists in the album.
Each with “a different unique thing just to get you to buy more.”