Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/07

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Silver Recovery
From: "Michael D. Turner" <mike@lcl-imaging.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 20:20:52 -0800

George Huczek wrote:

> At what point does it become economically feasible to investigate silver
> recovery techniques?  My total volume of used fixer for print and paper
> developing only amounts to a few gallons a year.  With this small amount,
> is silver recovery even worth considering?

No. Recovery efficiency drops to zero quickly. Even 50 gallons a month is
economically unfeasible and difficult to manage, but nevertheless falls
under the scrutiny of the regulators. A few gallons a year...forget it!

Mike