Dispose Photo Contract For Free

You can just throw color film, black and white film in your trash bin at home. Once the film has been processed there really isn't that much toxic materials on your film.

As said bun them in one of those dustbin incinerator things, or shred them. I would tend to keep negatives though, as they are a historical document in the making.

Your photo negatives are the basis for all your photo prints?in good condition, you can reprint photos right off the same negatives you used all those years ago. For archival purposes, however, you should consider digitizing the negatives to keep the memories safe while the physical formats degrade over time.

Besides the discussion of why destroy or why not destroy, it seems that the easiest way would be to buy a very robust paper shredder that can also shred plastic and has large opening. My regular paper shredder would choke on the film.

Unused and spent photographic developers and negative plate processing chemicals are generally not considered hazardous. They are safe to pour down the drain, but only on a sewer system. Do so in small quantities in order to avoid chemical reactions.

Film, negatives, and photographic paper Waste photographic film, negatives, paper, and old x-ray film may contain silver at concentrations of five ppm or more, causing them to be toxic hazardous wastes.

Safely dispose hazardous hobby and craft supplies for free at a household hazardous waste drop-off site: Designated fire station. City landfill Throw 'n' Go area. If you bring with other garbage, landfill charges will apply.

Simple way is to pour it in a soda bottle with a ball of steel wool. The silver will combine with the steel wool, you can decant and dispose of the liquid a week later. Or, bring spent fixer to any photo lab, they should gladly take it, since there's lots of silver in it, which they sell for a profit.

A few authorities have arrangements for collecting such chemicals on request. Domestic users should investigate the arrangements applicable to their local area. If such disposal routes are not available, small amounts of used chemicals should be flushed down the drain with plenty of water.

Pouring waste chemistry into the drain should always be a last resort. As a human-made product, it can cause harm to the environment and public health if it is not handled correctly.