I read somewhere that London was already buried under 2 feet of manure and the problem was exponential. I am not sure how they would have solved the problem but for automobiles.

As for paper, I have found that I can do without a printer except for those rare times when you absolutely have to print something. A little like using a horse to pull your car out of a bog when a tow truck can't get to it.

I have subscribed to the newspaper all my life because I have enjoyed drinking coffee and perusing the news and the sports pages. I have finally arrived at the point where I have decided to cancel my subscription due to the mass of waste paper that it represents, when the paper is printed word for word on the web. It will be a hard habit to break but saving the 200 bucks a year and not having to deal with the thrash, I hope will be enough to get me through the withdrawal.