The percentage of electronics at the end of their lives which were recycled.
The EPA found that the percentage remained consistent from 1999-2005. Even as recycling rates went up, the amount of electronics reaching end of life outpaced the increase, leaving the figure static. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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"So if you're on the board of one of theses things, and someone gets the bright idea to sign an exclusive deal, do everyone a favor and just tell 'em no."
One step ahead of ya. It's actually one of the main reasons I ran to be on the board. Lots of people were trying to get satellite dishes banned from the neighborhood. They even had the lawyers draft up the additions to the rules and regs documents for the association until I told them that they couldn't do that and showed them the FCC OTARD rules. They still fought it, but I managed to get on the board and now whenever someone tries doing something anti-dish, I'm there to squash it.
Not quite an "exclusive" contract deal, but close. :)