24/02/2019
Interesting article on the environmental impact of streaming music, also important to add to this that the phones most people use to stream are upgraded by the consumer every one to two years whereas a decent record player and sound system will last for years. So the environmental impact of the manufacturing process of the media device itself should also be factored in.
Not that true music lovers need a reason to buy a physical format over a load of zeros and ones.
The plastic and packaging that comes with CDs and vinyl makes them seem worse for the environment, but the popularity of music streaming services may be polluting in other ways.