Hacker News Reader

I receive maybe 5 lb of paper mail a year, stuff which could be electronic.

I receive easily 500 lb of physical parcels a year, stuff like dog food, cat litter, coffee, etc.

Also, banning physical paper mail implies that you have to have an official email address for official documents like taxes.

> Also, banning physical paper mail implies that you have to have an official email address for official documents like taxes.

Or have a government online service where you receive such documents (as done here in Finland, though it is entirely optional).

European here: I do. I also have a federated government login that I can use to officially identify myself with the many government agencies.