Recycling facts
The California Integrated Waste Management Board estimates there is approximately 350 million pounds of CRTs stockpiled in California households and business warehouses currently eligible for recycling. This is in addition to the 120 million pounds of e-waste that comes on line for recycling annually.
In 2005 alone it is estimated that 163,420 computers will become obsolete and approximately 274,000 cell phones will be disposed in the U.S daily. Based on conservative estimates, between 2006 and 2015 another 680 million computers and laptops will be sold in the U.S. The worldwide market for electronic waste will rise at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 8.8% from $7.2 billion in 2004 to $11 billion in 2009. The computer e-waste management services industry in the U.S. is estimated to be a $1.3 billion market in 5 years, growing to $17 billion in 10 years.
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