Eco friendly film canisters

[avalladares7439]

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thoughts?

 

[bdial]

Seems like a solution in search of a problem.

+1

Why are these canisters more eco-friendly that what is currently used?

 

[Darkroom317]

My first thought: hipsters

 

[MattKing]

I like the idea.

Not because it is "eco-friendly" (although that doesn't hurt).

But because it is another source for film cassettes (not! cannisters).

And because I prefer screw on end caps.

 

[StephenT]

I'd use them.

 

[cramej]

Interesting - *wears "I'm a green photographer" button and then proceeds to dump fixer in the back yard*

 

[OptiKen]

I wish I could see the photos taken with the film full size or at least larger.
From what I can see on my monitor, I'm not impressed with the film.
Too much contrast and not very sharp.
Speaking for myself, it would be spending way too much money on a product giving marginal results at best.
I wonder what consideration is given to the energy used to make the containers?
I'll save a tree by simply re-using my plastic and metal containers until they are no longer usable. That way the corn planted can feed the hungry and you won't need to cut any trees for the cardboard packaging.

 

[Xmas]

Recycling mini lab cassettes is free and only uses pressure sensitive tape.
Plastic is cheap in $, but just you wait until the first mega storm totals Florida.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Seems like a solution in search of a problem.

Someone has way too much time on their hands. Are they going to get the wood by deforesting the Amazon?

 

[Bipin]

I believe the project has good intentions, but at the same time I feel as though if you're going to make film photography eco-friendly, there are better places to start that put one's resources to greater use. The effect of canisters on the environment is probably inconsequential compared to that of film chemistry. Working as a darkroom technician, I had to replace a pipe from the processing sink's drain once every month or two. This was in a school, and students will be students. Though except for one jerk, everyone was pretty good about not pouring used chemistry down the drain. I was only allowed to use PVC or copper pipe for repairs which is not ideal, but still, I think the chemistry has a greater negative impact on the environment/infrastructure than a few lowly canisters (which we recycled when bulk rolling film for students).

 

[Arctic amateur]

Recycling mini lab cassettes is free and only uses pressure sensitive tape.
Plastic is cheap in $, but just you wait until the first mega storm totals Florida.

You're not making any sense.

 

[Richard S. (rich815)]

Can the make wood negatives?

 

[Xmas]

You're not making any sense.

Plastic is a petro chemical lots of CO2 into atmosphere.
This prompts the greenhouse effect, global warming is a misnomer.
The climate will become more erratic thereby.
Storms will be larger and more damaging.

Low laying land subject to inundation...

 

[Sirius Glass]

Who wood use them?

 

[AgX]

In many countries were film is still used (and where these cassettes might be bought), general waste will be incinerated.
That means the spool is burnt and the casing will be taken out by magnet and molten at the steel works again.

Also in some countries there is a packaging recycling system for households. That means one can dump spool and casing in such a system where in best case both are recycled materially.

 

[Xmas]

In many countries were film is still used (and where these cassettes might be bought), general waste will be incinerated.
That means the spool is burnt and the casing will be taken out by magnet and molten at the steel works again.

Also in some countries there is a packaging recycling system for households. That means one can dump spool and casing in such a system where in best case both are recycled materially.

Our milk used to be delivered to doorstep in glass bottles which were reused on average about 20 times before they needed repurposing.

Other beverages similarly, I've had to put beverage bottles into a 'reuse' machine and got change back in Munich...

Reusing mini lab cassettes is better than repurposing the materials.

I've got 50 IXMOO, 50 Contax,... that can be reloaded indefinitely.

 

[Sirius Glass]

The screw top cans were great for holding stash.

 

[AgX]

Our milk used to be delivered to doorstep in glass bottles which were reused on average about 20 times before they needed repurposing.

Other beverages similarly, I've had to put beverage bottles into a 'reuse' machine and got change back in Munich...

I too remember the milkman coming around.

Beverage bottles put into recycling machines in Germany typically are shred and then molten again.
Though thicker qualities (PET and glass) delivered into a different system are washed and refilled.

 

[Xmas]

Hi AgX

The glass bottle was a beer to Bavarian 14th century recipe and the refund was the receipt that the bottle was for reuse. It was a Fed Ge Guv building. Really nice canteen.

Your Guv employees are spoilt rotten. Cause I was a guest it was a free meal and free beer, with a refund on the bottle. My only problem was the lady at the till's BBC English accent was better than mine!

Noel