5 ways to reduce the environmental impact of film

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Step 1 Use eco-friendly developers like Xtol or Caffenol

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Step 2 Use the Ilford Washing Method

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Step 3 Use Neutral Fixer to skip the Stop Bath

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Step 4 Store dev chems properly

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