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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Don't you just love it the way companies now announce layoffs:
"Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC), a leading manufacturer
and marketer of LCD HDTVs, digital cameras and consumer
electronics products, today announced that it will undertake a series of
strategic initiatives to position the company for future growth. These
initiatives will entail a realignment of several components of
Syntax-Brillian's global infrastructure designed to drive efficiencies and
better match the Company's resources to its long-term growth plan.
The Company outlined several key actions."