Someone came to my garage sale (that is where my dumped music goes) and bought lots of vinyl. Made her aware that some are NOT in 'good shape' even for the lowest quality turn table.
She said: "oh no, I am not playing those. I am teacher, and I melting the vinyl down and pour into forms with the kids'.
So THERE is a great way to REPURPOSE that vinyl. Does it work with CD? Wonder how to repurpose those ripped or downloaded files? Hmh.