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recycling photo paper

Mark Layne

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Not sure why this subject is worth the time when you consider that the volumes of laser printer toner dumped every second are a much larger concern. Do you think with the smokestacks belching everywhere we are going to be around to worry about a sheet of paper
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Mark;

Not to mention the lead, selenium, arsenic and mercury in computer chips and monitors.

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My understanding is that silver is quite toxic to fish and so you don't want it perculating into the ground water, making its way to rivers, etc... There's a small company (Itronics Inc.) in Sparks, Nevada which turns photo-goo into fertilizer and the underlying technology was developed due to silver in the Trucky river killing the fish.