Recently we’ve been looking at greening your music experience here at Tree Hugging Family. If you need to catch up, so far we’ve looked at how digital music is more eco-friendly then non-digital music and how to buy greener music.
Today we’re going to learn about some general ways to green your music.

Buy the smallest music system you need. For example, an iPod, used via cord, in your car, is super small. A record player with smaller speakers is semi-small. A mega stereo system in your living room (I’m talking huge speakers, multi-disc functions, etc) is not so small. Get good, …read more

Earlier this week we took a look at whether or not iTunes is eco-friendly. iTunes and MP3s are greener than other music gear and tunes because it cuts down on packaging and big equipment. However, some of us, including me still love vinyl and other people still like CDs. So, how can we green our music up somewhat?…

GREEN YOUR VINYL:

Close the loop by buying used records. There is plenty of used vinyl out there in great shape. BONUS, you’ll save scads of cash. Buying used means less packaging and less new PVC vinyl on your personal footprint.
Learn how to …read more

I’ve been thinking about this title question a lot lately. Mainly because since I got iTunes, I rarely listen to my CDs.

Music overall is not that eco-friendly. Sure you’ve got bands like Cake using solar power to create music, which is a step in the right direction, and you’ve got recycling resources for used music. For example, you can recycle old discs or make them into something new, and vinyl records can be made into multiple items like dishes and art. Although, keep in mind that relatively few people recycle their music properly.

That said, vinyls are made of PVC …read more