the present invention relates to an improved method for reclaiming and recycling developing solvents used in the production of flexographic printing plates . more specifically , the invention relates to reclaiming and / or recycling of the developing solvent through centrifugation and / or filtration . according to the invention , the solvent used in developing printing plates can be reclaimed and / or recycled by simply centrifuging the polymer - contaminated solvent . in certain embodiment , the centrifuged solvent is further filtered . the process involves transferring the contaminated solvent , from a plate processor or a dirty holding tank , to a centrifuge , and centrifuging the contaminated solvent to remove the polymer . the reclaimed solvent can be transfer directly back to the plate processor or to a clean holding tank .