The Year in Manhatten without toilet paper

Iiiih, disgusting.
Well, that's the title of an article in the NYT this week. I love those crazy articles. They always make me chuckle. Anyway, this article is about Colin Beavan who is a writer of historical nonfiction and his wife Michelle Colin, a writer at Business Week. They take part in a yearlong lifestyle experiment they call "No Impact". That means that their life should have no impact on the environment. Therefor they are not allowed to produce any rubbish whatsoever, expect organic garbage. In detail this means only eating organic food, using no paper (no newspapers and no toilet paper , of course), using no transportation (no elevator either)...
You might ask yourself, why are they doing this? Well, the only reason is to write a book about it and earn money.
But honestly, is this worth living a year without virtually everything? Beavan sais: "Like all writers, I'm a megalomaniac (Größenwahnisinniger) and I'm just trying to put that energy to good use." Okay, that explains everything (-: