He was the first to turn one-hour photo processing into an attractive commercial proposition through a network of retail outlets.

The waste was from companies that had paid for it to be disposed of properly, and included acids, medicine bottles, oil sludge and inks from photo processing.

The new facility features a forensic processing room, digital photo processing room and a drying chamber designed to process and package blood-soaked evidence.

Aside from creating his art he also started a successful mail-order photo processing business.

Photo processing was another service available in many stores.