What is the possible side product when mixing citric acid, NaCl, Cu, Al, H2O2, and an unknown photoresist? When etching circuit boards, a somewhat commonly used substitute for (expensive and messy) ferric chloride is a mixture of an acid, a source of chloride ions, and hydrogen peroxide. If I understand the chemistry correctly, the acidic environment allows the copper to react with the chlorine ions to make $\ce{CuCl2}$, which will more slowly react with the copper again to make $\ce{2 CuCl}$. Adding oxygen to the solution (from the peroxide or just by aerating it) makes $\ce{CuO}$ and $\ce{CuCl2}$ again, allowing the process to repeat.

I meant to mix $\ce{H2O2}$, acetic acid and table salt, but accidentally used citric acid instead of acetic acid. After realizing my mistake, I added scraps of aluminum foil to the mixture to displace the copper, and render the mixture safer to dispose of. I went to filter out the copper and dispose of the rest, when I found that there was a layer of some kind of gelatinous substance coating the exposed surfaces in my container. Does anyone have any idea of what it could be, and how I might safely dispose it?
1) You should not use acetic acid (or any organic acid) in this setup. It potentially may form some (even if minuscule) amount of chloracetic acid which is really hazardous. Furthermore, copper acetate (and other carboxilates) has low solubility. Go for either genuine $\ce{HCl}$ or for $\ce{H2SO4}$ used in lead accumulators.

2) Most likely it is aluminium hydroxide. If the substance is bluish, it may be also copper hydroxide.