2006-07-04 13:22:06 · 5 answers · asked by treasuregirl66 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Here's the skinny from Kodak: http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/faqs/faq5026.shtml
Play safe!
2006-07-04 16:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by eebee2bee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last I heard, home darkrooms are permitted to dispose of fixer without any special precautions.
I dispose of mine in a normal sink, and flush it with lots of water.
The amount of silver is negligible from a home darkroom, the only regulations that exist are for commerical photographer/universities, with high volume.
2006-07-10 12:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by emm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just flush it. It's not dangerous. The tiny amount of silver in it doesn't amount to anything. This is for a home darkroom, not a commercial one with lots of fixer being used. And hooray for people who are still using film and paper!
2006-07-04 17:04:18 · answer #3 · answered by Blues Player 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get the silver removed from it before you can dump it. You can either have a service do it for you, or find a silver removal kit to do it. They are very difficult to find now, with the rise of digital photography though. You should contact your city hall to find out if they have a program you can use to dispose of it correctly. I know There are areas that have specific instruction for disposing of photographic chemicals.
2006-07-04 14:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question, good answers. Thanks for the link! :)
2006-07-04 18:20:12 · answer #5 · answered by choloconche 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋