>I've read that you can put the used fixer in a container with some steel >wool. Something about the steel wool causes the silver to precipitate >out of the solution. You can then drain off the used fixer. Not sure >what you would do with the silver. Make jewelry? There are probably >hazardous waste facilities somewhere that will charge you an exorbitant >amount of money to take it off your hands.
awesome, start mailing me your used up fixer, and I'll start selling silver... rg2 On 9/7/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rebekah wrote: > >> I don't think it's such a good idea to pour used fixer down the drains. > >> Silver is a cumulative toxin like mercury. > >> > > > > Where would you take it then? I've heard that lots of places that > > "dispose" of liquid waste like used oil just pour it down the drain > > too. Is there a way to check? > > > > rg2 > > > > > > > I've read that you can put the used fixer in a container with some steel > wool. Something about the steel wool causes the silver to precipitate > out of the solution. You can then drain off the used fixer. Not sure > what you would do with the silver. Make jewelry? There are probably > hazardous waste facilities somewhere that will charge you an exorbitant > amount of money to take it off your hands. > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
