The estimated percentage of cellphones that were recycled in 2007.
The EPA estimated that of the 126.3 million cellphones disposed of in 2007, only 14 million -- about 10 percent -- were recycled. The rest? Landfill heaven. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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Don't get me wrong here - I'm not one to defend the gouging prictices of the European carriers - but keep in mind that those minute and text plans are outgoing-only. They get free incoming everything across the pond. Not to mention phenomenal prices on their handsets.
...those jerks.
Yeh the only problem is, phones like this, the Touch HD, Xperia, and iPhone, all go to the netowrks with data plans that are either extertionately expensive or non-existant.
But there's always the option of buying the handset only, or unlocked but subsidised with a contract from a reseller.