What steps have the industries taken to engage in environmentally sound management of silver-bearing waste?
The users and manufacturers of photographic materials have a long tradition of taking all reasonable steps to minimize the release of silver into the environment and to maximize the recovery of silver. To further this end, a Code of Management Practice (CMP) has been established to provide a consensus among the regulated and regulatory communities for controlling silver discharges from photographic processing facilities in a cost-effective and environmentally sound manner. This pollution prevention initiative will result in a net decrease in the amount of silver released to the environment and an increase in the amount of silver recycled and reused.
