The amount of electronics thrown away rather than recycled in 2007.
The EPA reports that 82% of electronics disposal in 2007 ended up in the garbage (mostly landfills) rather than a recycling center. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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Oh come ON now.
The mobile industry already HAS a push for mobile IM and presence, IMPS / WV!
It even has the heavy hitters SE and Nokia rocking it.
Why they just didn't do it with Jabber is beyond me. Though it goes without saying that Orange (a France Telecom company) was hedging on Jabber/XMPP for mobile presence and messaging but never delivered anything worth using.