London
(ANI):
British
record
label
EMI
has
reportedly
decided
to
ship
unsold
copies
of
Robbie
Williams'
album
Rudebox
to
China,
so
that
they
could
be
crushed
and
reused
in
street
lighting
and
road
projects.
The
17-track
CD
is
Williams'
10th
solo
album,
which
was
released
in
2006.
It
received
a
lukewarm
response
from
UK
fans,
where
only
500,000
copies
could
be
sold.
EMI
is
now
shipping
unwanted
CDs
for
recycling,
said
a
source.
"EMI
often
ships
out
unwanted
CDs
to
China
so
they
can
be
recycled.
It's
the
ultimate
kick
in
the
teeth
for
him.
He
loved
this
album,
but
going
by
all
the
unsold
CDs
he
was
obviously
the
only
one," the
Mirror
quoted
the
source
as
saying.
"Now
there's
no
better
use
for
them
than
to
be
crushed
up
and
trampled
on,"
the
source
added.
EMI
is
said
to
have
planned
this
recycling
scheme
to
cut
costs
after
losing
263
million
pounds
in
2007.
Meanwhile,
the
new
boss
at
the
record
label
has
denied
that
Williams
is
on
strike
to
protest
their
plan
to
axe
2,000
jobs.
"Robbie
is
still
working
in
the
studio,
but
he's
working
at
a
slower
pace,
which
is
appropriate
to
producing
the
best
music
he
can,
and
that's
something
we
at
EMI
support
him
in,"
he
said.