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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That was pretty much foreseeable imo as most Germans (me included) don't have that Japanese my-mobile-entertains-me-24/7 (or at least on long everyday tube rides...)-approach towards their "Handy" (yeah, that's how we call it here...). Especially when it comes to paying a premium/extra-fee for something, the large majority's focus is reduced to texts and speech. Internet-packs are slowly making their way to above-average Hans' (that's for your like prejudice that Bavaria equals Germany -.-) mobile, but it's going to take a while and supportive mass-media events like football worldcup / eurocup are not on the timetable for the next 2-3 years.