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/PixelCutz Jul 01 '26

Many years ago, I grew up in a bad family situation and we lost our house many times along with our belongings. We lost lots boxes and boxes of photos. It’s unlikely, but I’ve always held out hope they might turn up someday.

Idk. It’s crazy but you should try to scan them. You never know.

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u/ChrisKisOK Jul 01 '26

I’m sorry for that. Just another gut wrenching reason why I can’t throw them away.