[jnanian]

John,

If you look at post #56 of that thread you'll see that I hinted at inceneration of those filters (at least the charcoal ones). I don't see another solution. But then again one needs a (municipal?) service that takes care of such, but at least that stuff is off the sewage system. And with incineration I had in mind hazardous waste inceneration. This takes place at higher temperature (better cracking up of molecules) and better filtration.

So that term "disposal" as indicated in the title of this thread may be ambiguous.


Concerning that silver, you are right claiming the money for that silver out of your fixer. My remark was directed at the effeciancy of home de-silvering compared to a commercial business under the aspect of being most ecological.

i think you might be onto something there AgX ...

maybe filtering out the bad stuff would be useful, if the tailings were held on site,
so the "good stuff" in the fluid is separate from the "bad stuff" in the fluid
so maybe the ph was neutralized a bit or so if the bad stuff and the good stuff were mixed together,
there wouldn't be "problems" but i think in the end, both things ( the good and the bad )
or the one thing ( goodbad ) would both have to be disposed of in a sensible manner ...
i remember reading years ago about a magical powder that people sprinkle in their photochemicals
and it somehow absorbed all the liquids and turned everything into a benign powder
( or at least a powder that could be collected and disposed of easier than a fluid )
i wish i could remember what it was ...

unfortunately henry ( a few posts up ) touches upon something a lot of people who use goodbad stuff often think
... ( antifreeze, used motor oil, lubricants solvents &c ) that just dumping it is sensible ...
because it is their property and their little bit doesn't matter and the laws are dumb and too "green"
( freaking liberals ! ) and it really doesn't matter anyways because it will take sooo long for me to pollute my own land ...
or the sewer system ( or my septic ) can handle the goodbad ( or just bad ) stuff i might dump down the drain ...
mainly, because it is a pain in the neck to deal with any of this stuff ...

its too bad we can't just take this stuff right back to the places we bought it from !
or that magical powder would make things much easier ...