Recycling spent 135 film cartridges

[wontonny]

In our eco-friendly day and age, is there any method of recycling our spent cartridges of 135 film? I'm assuming they're made out of aluminum, so why wouldn't they be recyclable? I feel bad just throwing these things away after I've developed the film inside. Obviously bulk loading your own rolls onto reusable cartridges is possible.

 

[Roger Hicks]

In our eco-friendly day and age, is there any method of recycling our spent cartridges of 135 film? I'm assuming they're made out of aluminum . . .

Check 'em with a magnet. They're steel (at least the modern ones I've tried, though I do have some very old ones in light alloy).

Do you not have a metal recycling bin at your nearest recycling centre?

Cheers,

R.

 

[jolefler]

As Roger says, throw 'em in the recycling bin. If you feel like you should do more, take the spool out & put that in the plastics bin.

Golly, I'm glad I've use FILCAs. I save the world OUNCES of scrap over a lifetime. Leitz was way ahead of his time, no? No crappy velvet light trap to catch sharp rocks to drag across your film, either. Look at me.....I've gone GREEN :>)

Jo

 

[colyn]

Look at me.....I've gone GREEN :>)

Jo

I'd have a doctor take a look..it could be serious.....😀😀😀

 

[jolefler]

Took care of that whole "Green" thing....

Took care of that whole "Green" thing....

Had a Sunday afternoon brew & tossed the can in the landfill-bound trash. 😱

I feel & look much better now. 😱

 

[Merkinz]

I always waste the last 1 or 2 frameson a roll. Then leave a tongue hanging out when I cut the film of... tape the leader from a bulk loader onto this tongue and reload it! ...or recycle it! It now had DX coding and everything. They are more durable than those flimsy plastic pull apart ones!

 

[nikon_sam]

35mm cans get thrown in the Recycle Bin both metal and plastic parts...we only have one bin for all recycleable items...

120 reels get thrown in a box in the closet...I have a bunch of them...don't really have any use for them but you never know...120 paper backing goes in the recycle bin too...

 

[titrisol]

I plaster the spent 35mm cartridges in my dakrroom wall as decoration
used to have a cool wall, the new one is growing slowly 😉

 

[Merkinz]

I plaster the spent 35mm cartridges in my dakrroom wall as decoration
used to have a cool wall, the new one is growing slowly 😉

You HAVE to show us a pic of that! 🙂

 

[titrisol]

You HAVE to show us a pic of that! 🙂

I have to find a pic of the old wall... the new one has about 10 for now (just finished the darkroom on 30-aug)

PS, just reminded me... I saved many cartridges before the move for decoration purpoises.... now where would those be?????

 

[nikon_sam]

I plaster the spent 35mm cartridges in my dakrroom wall as decoration
used to have a cool wall, the new one is growing slowly 😉

That just made my day...😀

I, too, would love to see a picture of this wall...😎

 

[titrisol]

I finished my darkroom last weekend so not much "decorations" yet