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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I think people would pay 500 dollars to be the first ones to have it (viz. iPhone).
It's not physically worth that much, but maybe to those who are emotionally drawn to being the first to have something (for maybe a few weeks), it's a dream come true.
Won't catch me shelling out that kind of dosh for a phone though.