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Well, there are many reasons. For once, it might not be legal for companies to take apart and dispose of their own computers without a permit (for safety and pollution concerns). Those permits and regulations might also raise the costs of the recycling company, which may need special equipment or training for its employees. Then there's labor costs, which in Germany are well above the EU-27 average.

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