Our Impact

Every Device Minted is a Choice That Goes Beyond the Purchase.

Black Mint started in Egypt with a simple belief. That financial barriers should never stand between a person and the tools they need to grow. That belief is still driving us. And it is taking us further.

Art direction: A young Egyptian — student or early-career — looking at a laptop or phone screen. Natural light. Cairo or Alexandria urban background, slightly blurred. Warm, candid, not staged.
Art direction: A pile of discarded electronics or an old phone left on a table, ignored. Moody, slightly desaturated. Should feel like something wasted. Egyptian setting — a home, a street market, a desk.
The Problem
53 million tonnes of e-waste are generated globally every year. Africa carries a disproportionate share of it — and produces the least of it.

Most of that waste starts the same way: a device gets replaced before its life is over. A newer model drops. An upgrade cycle resets. The old device goes into a drawer, then a landfill. Black Mint exists at that exact moment — to intercept it. Every phone, laptop, and tablet we mint is a device that does not become waste. It becomes someone's tool, their business, their first step into a career.
Art direction: A wide, cinematic street scene from Cairo — busy, human, full of life. People walking, working, using phones. Should feel like scale. The city as the backdrop of the mission.

The Count So Far

Placeholders marked — real figures updated as we grow.

2,847
Devices Minted
kept out of landfill
34 tonnes
CO₂ Avoided
estimated per device lifecycle
1,923
Egyptians Served
across all 27 governorates
42%
Repeat Customers
returned within 6 months
Hands holding a minted device — phone or laptop — just unboxed. Clean, close-up. Shot against a neutral background. Should feel like care and precision, not commerce.
Environmental

Minting a Device Saves More Than Money.

Manufacturing a single smartphone produces an estimated 70kg of CO₂. By the time materials are mined, components are assembled, and the device ships across the world, the environmental cost is already locked in. The device exists. The damage is done.

A technician's hands repairing or inspecting a device — screwdrivers, a clean workbench, good lighting. Egyptian setting. Should feel skilled and deliberate.

What happens next is the part Black Mint can change. A minted device reuses that sunk cost. It extends the useful life of something already built. For every device we mint, that calculation works in the planet's favor.

Egypt generates an estimated [XX,XXX] tonnes of e-waste annually. A small fraction is formally recycled. Black Mint is a prevention company, not a recycling company. The best thing that can happen to a device is that it stays in use.

Societal

Tech Access Is Not a Luxury. We Treat It Like Infrastructure.

Black Mint does not give devices away. We make them genuinely affordable, backed by a 2-year warranty and 14-day returns, so the purchase feels as secure as buying new. That combination is what moves a minted device from a compromise to a real investment.
Our customers are graduates starting out, professionals upgrading without overspending, parents buying their child's first device. Every one of them is unlocking a skill, a business, or a creative output to grow. That is the impact we are most proud of.
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Where We're Going

Egypt First. Africa Next.

Black Mint started in Egypt because that is where we understand the problem most clearly. We know this market, these customers, and the gap between the tech people deserve and the tech they can afford. We are building the infrastructure: trust, quality standard, and logistics. That defines minted tech the obvious choice here first. Then we take it across the continent. Africa has 1.4 billion people. A rapidly growing middle class. A generation of builders who need the right tools. We intend to be there.
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Questions About Our Impact

What People Ask. What We Actually Believe.

Straightforward answers — no marketing language.

Minted means the device has been previously owned, fully inspected across 70+ quality checks, repaired where needed using original parts, and restored to perform and look like new. At Black Mint, minted is not a grade — it is a standard. Every device we sell meets it or it does not leave our warehouse.
Yes, by a significant margin. Manufacturing a new smartphone produces an estimated 70kg of CO₂ before it reaches the customer. A minted device reuses what is already built. By extending the useful life of an existing device, you avoid that manufacturing footprint entirely. The device stays in use. It stays out of the landfill.
The global e-waste figure: 53 million tonnes annually, according to the UN Global E-waste Monitor. Africa receives a disproportionate share of the world's discarded electronics despite generating far less of it. Egypt alone produces an estimated tens of thousands of tonnes of e-waste per year, with formal recycling rates that remain very low. Black Mint operates upstream of the problem of keeping devices in circulation before they ever reach the waste stream.
By making premium devices genuinely affordable to people who would otherwise be priced out. Our customers include university students, early-career professionals, freelancers, small business owners, and parents buying a child's first device. Every purchase is backed by a 2-year warranty and 14-day returns. You must have the same assurance you would expect from buying new. That combination is what makes the purchase an investment rather than a risk.
It is a strategic direction. Black Mint is building in Egypt first because this is where the team understands the market, the customer, and the logistics most deeply. The same problem, which is a gap between the tech people need and the prices they can access exists across the continent. Africa has 1.4 billion people with significant unmet demand for reliable, affordable devices. We are building toward that market deliberately, not announcing it prematurely.
A used device from a private marketplace comes with no inspection, no warranty, and no accountability. What you see in a photo is what you get, and often it is less. Black Mint devices pass 70+ quality checks, ship with original parts where applicable, include a 2-year warranty, and come in premium packaging.
We deliver across all Egyptian governorates. The mission is national, not limited to the capital. Long-term, expansion across Africa is the direction we are building toward.