From trash to tracks: Coldplay’s Moon Music vinyl uses recycled plastic from Malaysia

British band co-invested in The Ocean Cleanup Project which placed two floating barriers called 'Interceptors' here to stop plastic from ending up in the sea, album out tomorrow

1:18 PM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – The vinyl versions of Coldplay’s latest album Moon Music will utilise recycled plastic bottles sourced from rivers in Malaysia and Indonesia. 

Chris Martin, the lead singer of the British rock band, said they will use nine recycled bottles collected through Coldplay’s environment initiative named The Ocean Cleanup Project to make each vinyl copy of the Moon Music album. 

At the Sg Klang, The Ocean Cleanup Project uses two floating barriers called the Interceptor 002 and 005 to filter plastic materials in rivers from entering the sea. 

Both Inceptor 002 and 005 have blocked over one million kilogrammes of waste from entering the ocean. 

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The Interceptor 005 operating in Sg Klang. – The Ocean Cleanup Project pic, October 3, 2024  

The project has 19 interceptors deployed spanning three continents. Coldplay began their co-investment in The Ocean Cleanup project in 2021. 

Meanwhile, compact disc versions of the Moon Music albums will be the first in the world to be released on EcoCD, which is made from 90% recycled polycarbonate. 

The official release of the album is scheduled for tomorrow. – October 3, 2024  

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