X-rays

Unwanted x-ray film should not go in your household bins.

You can drop off x-ray film for free recycling at our Community Recycling Centre or at some library locations through our Community Recycling Service.

Please remove your x-rays from the envelope before recycling. The envelope generally includes your personal details, so we recommend you take this home with you.

X-ray film can then be placed in the bin marked Waste Film Only.

Please note, only household quantities are accepted (no commercial waste).

About x-ray recycling

Wondering what will be done with your old x-rays?

X-ray films are processed in a refinery to extract the silver. This is done by heating them at temperatures over 1000 degrees celcius.

The extracted silver is then turned into a more pure form of silver. This can be reused for things like silver solder, jewellery, silver plating, electrical parts, and making new film.