KEH Camera shared their post.LAST DAY to get an extra 10% OFF used mirrorless digital camera gear!KEH CameraTake an extra 10% OFF used mirrorless digital camera gear. Ends 11pm ET, 8/26. Shop mirrorless now: http://ow.ly/GTQg303zyYrUse Code: MILCMONEY - 10% Off Mirrorless Digital GearPhotographs are treasured items since they play a role in capturing memories. However, sometimes a person has too many photographs or wants to get rid of lower quality ones. Photographs are typically not very recyclable, but you can find other methods to reuse them. Luckily, there are a quite a few things you can do. Before that though, you may want to know why you should not just dump your old photographs in the paper recycle bin. The reality is that photographic paper is made from a variety of chemicals and metals. Older photographs especially have high levels of silver, mercury, and selenium that render them unsuitable for recycling. Though there are some plants that work with photographs, these are a few and in between.

Newer photographs, which are printed using a photo printer, may be recyclable, but it is always best to ask your local recycling authorities. Most often, you should use the tear test to see if a photo is recyclable. Try tearing the photo you want to recycle. If the paper tears in layers rather than cleanly, then the photo is likely processed in the traditional sense and is not recyclable. There are several things you can do with your photographs to repurpose them. Most of these methods are easy so do not hesitate to give them a try. Donate your old photographs to a crafts club, an art or photography school, or even to the local middle school to use for their art projects Shred old photographs and use them as packing material for moving boxes, shipping boxes, and so on Make a scrapbook or collage If some of those photos are ones you want to keep, make a scrapbook from all the photos for a fun crafts project Alternatively, make a sophisticated collage as a large art piece

Line the top of an old table with black and white or sepia photos and put a clear glass piece on top for a vintage look Purchase a photo mobile hanging frame and place your old photos to hang up as a creative form of home decorationRemove Price Pfister Bathroom Faucet Cut out pictures and use them with scrapbook supplies to make personalized greeting cards to friends and familyTwo Seater Sofa Philippines Create a genealogy projectBattery Operated Christmas Lights Wilkinsons Consider using the photos in larger genealogy project Old photographs from decades ago may hold some historic value, especially for photography enthusiasts or area museums. These old photographs are also useful as antique decorations around the home once framed properly.

Of course, this depends largely on the subject of the photos. Other than learning how to recycle your old photos, you may be interested in knowing how you can print future photos that are recyclable. To do this, take photos with a digital camera rather than a film one, and print them using photo paper that is recyclable. There are various brands that offer photo paper that is recyclable as mixed paper, so take some time to shop around. Before that, confirm that your local recycling plant works with different mixed paper as this type of paper is handled and processed differently than conventional paper. When using photo services outside the home for printing your photographs, ask the person handling the process about the type of paper and the process used to bring your physical photos into the world. Whether you are buying items to reuse your photos, or just buying new photo paper, eBay is the perfect place to shop. The online marketplace offers a large selection of camera equipment, photo printing needs, printers and more.

To start shopping on eBay, simply use the search bar on any of the eBay pages to do your search. Type in keywords into the bar and hit "enter." A page of listings appears next, which is then filterable by making decisions about condition, price range, and even seller location. Simply put, recycling old photographs through the same process that deals with conventional paper is typically not possible. Throwing them away is bad for the environment. However, that does not mean that you cannot repurpose your photographs though. Just use the mentioned methods to give those photographs a practical use.Fujifilm has long been dedicated to environmental responsibility in products, services, and corporate activities; while sharing knowledge and ideas with others for maintaining a green environment. In 1989, the first Fujifilm company received ISO 14001 certification. Today, many Fujifilm products are manufactured in accordance with the ISO 14001 standard for environmental Management Systems.

The Fujifilm J Press for North America achieved levels of deinking previously unseen with inkjet print, during deinking trials carried out by the International Association of the Deinking Industry (INGEDE). The Fujifilm J Press makes the process easy for cleaner recycled paper, verses other digital inkjet printers. Fujifilm is the leading supplier of Ultra Violet (UV) – cured inks, which are free of harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and are cured using ultra violet light. UV inks also consume less energy in the print process, eliminating the need for traditional drying systems. FUJIFILM Dimatix cartridge-based DMP Printer is being used in the world's first known demonstration of inkjet technology for manufacturing photo voltaic solar cells. New FRONTIER Digital Dry Labs produce zero chemical effluent, as compared to chemical based silver halide labs, and use less than 50% of the energy of original lab models. In 2011, FUJIFILM North America installed a photo voltaic solar panel system on its Hawaii branch office.

With 1,455 modules, the solar panel system will produce 483,391 kWh annually, which is equivalent to reducing CO2 emissions by 1.11 million lbs per year or powering 66 households per year. In 2009, FUJIFILM North American Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. headquarters in Greenwood, S.C., began using approximately 197 billion BTU's per year of methane generated energy from the local landfill to power approximately 40% of the facility's operations and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 10,000 tons – that equals the emissions of over 17,000 vehicles each year. Fujifilm reuses or recycles over 99% of QuickSnap™ cameras by weight (excluding batteries) that are returned through recycling programs which prevent thousands of tons of waste from entering landfills. Fujifilm is one of the largest suppliers of presensitized printing plates to the commercial graphic printing industry in North America. These plates, etched from aluminum, generate aluminum sludge as a waste product. Aluminum is a critical material in the treatment of wastewater from manufacturing plants.

In its first year, this waste recovery process has reduced Fujifilm's aluminum sludge waste by 3,000 tons. Excess sludge is also being sold for use by other manufacturers. The Fujifilm Data Tape Library Pack is specifically designed using unique thermo-formed recyclable material to facilitate use of Fujifilm data tape cartridges in automated library environments. This eliminates individual cartridge packaging, thereby reducing upload time and eliminating 80 percent of waste by weight as compared to standard P-case configuration. Among several awards that Fujifilm is proud to have earned, some of the most notable include: FUJIFILM North America Corporation - "Sustainability Award" in 2009 from Walmart FUJIFILM North America Corporation - "Gold Environmental Awards" in 2010, by PrintAction Magazine FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc. - Intel Corporation's "Preferred Quality Supplier Award" in 2010 FUJIFILM Graphic Systems Division - 2010 "InterTech™ Technology Award" by the Printing Industry of America

FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Inc. - “2010 Silver Performance Improvement Award” by the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates FUJIFILM Hunt Chemicals U.S.A., Inc. – 2010 "Save Energy Now" Energy Champion Plant by the U.S. Department of Energy Fujifilm Images of Health: Fujifilm supports Breast Cancer Awareness through its Images of Health Initiative that focuses on the sharing of inspirational stories to drive donations to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Fujifilm Cameras For Causes: Employees at Fujifilm can nominate qualified non-profit organizations to receive a digital camera. These donations are often used to help capture images at special events, share valuable moments and help raise money to provide support for an organization's mission. Fujifilm Conservation Initiative: In 2009, Fujifilm started an internal energy conservation initiative targeting all production, warehouse and distribution and sales offices throughout the United States, with the participation of nearly 4,000 employees.

Relevant information is logged onto an internal website to promote good competition among the offices in reducing energy use and CO2 emissions. Fujifilm Community Initiatives: Fujifilm operates in more than 71 facilities throughout North America. Many of its companies participate in local community outreach efforts, including: breast cancer walks, food bank donations, Toys for Tots, children's hospital donations and LIVESTRONG Challenge. California Transparency in Supply Chains Act The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (SB 657) went into effect January 1, 2012. This law requires large retailers and manufacturers that do business in the state of California, and that have gross worldwide sales of over $100 Million Dollars, to be transparent about the efforts they have undertaken to eradicate Slavery and Human Trafficking that may occur in their supply chain. Fujifilm takes a proactive approach to ensure that we comply with the laws of the countries in which we operate.

To that end, we have the following Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) systems in place. The Fujifilm Group's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment is to contribute to the sustainable development of society by putting into practice the Fujifilm group's Corporate Philosophy, and realizing its vision through sincere and fair business activities. Fujifilm uses leading-edge, propriety technologies to provide top-quality products and services that contribute to the advancement of culture, science, technology and industry, as well as improved health and environmental protection in society. Fulfill our economic and legal responsibilities, and respond to society's demands by contributing as a corporate citizen to the development of culture and technology in society and environmental preservation. Constantly reassess whether our CSR activities are responding adequately to the demands and expectations of society, and whether those activities are conducted properly through dialogue with our stakeholders including customers, shareholders, investors, employees, local communities, and business partners,