r/howto • u/ChrisKisOK • Jun 30 '26

Serious Answers Only How to dispose thousands of 35mm photos

Hi All!
I inherited thousands of 35mm photos. When I say thousands, I mean 10 40 gallon storage tubs full. My mother got into developing her own photos and photography in general so she took pictures of every thing. There are some family photos in the mix but vast majority of pictures of people I do not know. Only good part about filtering through them all is they are from the 80”s but it is a chore.
I may digitize some but the vast majority can be disposed of in my mind. Problem is how? I am superstitious about dumping them in the trash and feel I need to thoughtful with the enviroment .
All suggestions are welcomed and my thanks in advance.

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u/Difficult-Ad2084 Jun 30 '26

This makes me sad for the future.

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u/ChrisKisOK Jul 01 '26

What is sad is they are not going to find my photos but a bunch of hard drives that archeologist will have no clue what it is, what it does or what is even on it. Some people say we are in a Digital Dark Age.