To many! Last year alone (2011) there were an estimated 30 Billion dollars lost in the loss of cell phone or headsets such as blue tooth. Many companies loss tons of money because of this there are alot of better things to do with your phone instead of just throwing it into the trash, you can take the phone to store and had them recycle it for you or you could save it and use it for a back up phone in case something happens to the one you have or your current phone.