Portuguese carrier TMN pairs Samsung Blue Earth with world’s first paper SIM card

Tiny SIM cards seems like the last thing worth worrying about in our bid to save the environment one tree at a time — but let’s not forget that you end up throwing away about 80 percent of the card as soon as you pop the actual chip out and stick it in your phone. Portuguese carrier TMN has rolled out what it claims to be the world’s first recycled paper SIMs in combination with the release of the Samsung solar-charging Blue Earth handset, delivering a powerful one-two combo of feel-good environmental responsibility that should boost your karma for a solid day or two (if not more). You can’t get the paper SIM with TMN’s other devices just yet, but in the meantime, you can pick up the Blue Earth package for a stout €239 ($318).

[Thanks, Ricardo]

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