mabo
[color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3][left][background=rgb(255, 255, 191)]Hello everyone,[/background][/left[/size][/colour
[color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3][left][background=rgb(255, 255, 191)]How do I dispose of old photographic paper without feeling guilty?[/background][/left][size][/color
[color=#000000][font=arial, sans-seri[size=3][lef[background=rgb(255, 255, 191)]Just put it in the general waste? Or run it through the fixer completely and put the fixer in the hazardous waste?[/background][/lef[/size][/colo
[color=#000000][font=arial, sans-seri[size=3][lef[background=rgb(255, 255, 191)]The paper is at least 10 years old and attempts to still use the stuff were rather depressing.[/background][/lef[/size][/colo
[color=#000000][font=arial, sans-seri[size=3][lef[background=rgb(255, 255, 191)]Thanks[/background][/lef[/size][/colo
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piu58
It’s usually still fine for business contacts. Otherwise, give it away in exchange for a refund.
AchimBauer
Hi Markus,
First of all, see if there’s anything you can do, and then, if you know the manufacturer or distributor, send a quick email asking for disposal instructions if you really have qualms about putting the material in the general waste.
Or take Uwa’s suggestion.
Regards, Achim
Olivinyl
Hello Markus
I test old photographic paper to see if it’s still in good condition, and if it produces a haze or no longer works properly, I use it to test ready-mixed developer (X-tol).
Before I bathe a film in X-tol, I first apply a few drops of X-tol – undiluted or in a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio, depending on what I need – to the photographic paper in daylight. If no dark spot appears after 2 minutes, the X-tol is no good.
I do the same with other developers that have been open for a while.
Otherwise, I take old paper and let it soak in old fixer to saturate the fixer and extract the remaining silver from the paper. Afterwards, the paper goes in the bin and ends up in the waste incinerator.
The saturated fixer is then used to ‘fill out’ the silver.
Best regards, Oliver
cfb_de
Rubbish bin. If it’s barite: waste paper.
Best regards,
Franz
