Proper disposal or replenishment of gold toner

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I'v exhausted my first batch of Bostick and Sullivan's gold toner. Is it safe to toss it down the drain or store it for proper disposal? Or can I just replenish it like selenium toner?
 

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I'm a newbie myself but found this:
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RalphLambrecht: I use one 5-gallon container for all exhausted darkroom chemicals, which I take to haz waste when full.THey never coomplainned or even questioned me but ,I always have to watch to get my container back.
 
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Thanks tnp651. I just bought The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes By Christopher James. The book says I could replenish it by adding 50ml of .2% gold chloride and 50 ml of .2% ammonium thiocyanate per used liter of exhausted gold toner. He also recommends filtering the used solution with a coffee filter to strain out particulates. I've replenished selenium toner and it works well.
 
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