PORTET-SUR-GARONNE, France
Circuit boards from French Minitel terminals, which are broken down into its components, are collected...
Circuit boards from French Minitel terminals which are broken down into its components, are collected for recycling in Portet-Sur-Garonne, southwestern France May 23, 2012. The Minitel, the box-like terminal with a keyboard and monochrome screen, was introduced on the market in 1982 by telecommunications operator France Telecom and used by the French to get information as a phone directory or to purchase train tickets. Although there are between 600,000 - 700,000 of the units still in use, the Minitel service will end on June 30, 2012. REUTERS/Bruno Martin (FRANCE - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT)