[3] In this way Closing the Loop turns scrap phones into valuable resources and an income for people in developing countries.
Its goal is to prevent mobile phones from ending up in dump sites and at the same time create a more sustainable telecom industry.
To date, Closing the Loop has helped more than 2,000 people in Africa to earn additional income through safe employment.
Closing the Loop set up a network of collectors in African countries and in 2015 the first container filled with mobile phones was shipped from Ghana to Europe for proper recycling.
For example, in landfills like Agbogbloshie, e-waste is dumped and people try to make a living by burning electronics to extract metals.