> > Presumably part of the reason for reclaiming the silver is
> > to allow the depleted chemicals to be disposed of in a
> > safe manner

> Good point.

Well yes, except you've have to get pretty pernickety and
determine what level of silver is remaining in solution. What
about the rest of the crud even after the silver has been
removed ? I wouldn't drink it. Whatever the constitution of
the liquid I wouldn't feel right pouring down the drain and
would try to dispose of it via the council etc

If it's to recover some metal then it's hardly worth the effort
commercially - silver is cheap. And you can't guarantee that
the metal deposited is going to be of usable purity, particularly
as photographic solution is not EP solution. Chance is that
the deposition will be quite poor and need refining. Options
for that include treatment with conc sulphuric, hydrochloric or
nitric acids to get the silver salt (assuming you can put up with
all the other rubbish in the deposition also being salted), then
taking that salt and re-electroplating it or fusing or smelting it

If this doesn't work out for you perhaps try a jeweller or EP
company to see if they can help you out

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