This graph shows the distribution of the different ways that the survey respondents disposed of their used mobile phones as of 2008. Three percent of the respondents stated that they recycle their used cellphones.
Distribution of the disposal of used mobile phones worldwide in 2008 by disposal type
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LOG.Kompass. (December 8, 2010). Distribution of the disposal of used mobile phones worldwide in 2008 by disposal type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270793/disposal-of-used-mobile-phones/
LOG.Kompass. "Distribution of the disposal of used mobile phones worldwide in 2008 by disposal type." Chart. December 8, 2010. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270793/disposal-of-used-mobile-phones/
LOG.Kompass. (2010). Distribution of the disposal of used mobile phones worldwide in 2008 by disposal type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270793/disposal-of-used-mobile-phones/
LOG.Kompass. "Distribution of The Disposal of Used Mobile Phones Worldwide in 2008 by Disposal Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270793/disposal-of-used-mobile-phones/
LOG.Kompass, Distribution of the disposal of used mobile phones worldwide in 2008 by disposal type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270793/disposal-of-used-mobile-phones/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Distribution of the disposal of used mobile phones worldwide in 2008 by disposal type [Graph], LOG.Kompass, December 8, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270793/disposal-of-used-mobile-phones/