Abstract: Apparatus for recovering silver from spent photographic processing solutions is disclosed. The silver recovery apparatus includes a cylindrical container in which a plurality of fluid permeable layers of a chemical reduction agent are disposed in interleaved relation with a plurality of fluid permeable layers of a non-reactive filter material. The interleaved combination of the layers defines a fluid permeable flow path through the container. The chemical reduction agent in each reduction layer comprises a metal which is electropositive with respect to silver. In a preferred embodiment, the chemical reduction agent disposed in an adjacent pair of reduction layers comprises first and second metals occupying relatively different positions in the electromotive series, respectively, thereby producing a galvanic effect which enhances the precipitation of silver.