Yeah, whenever I see numbers tossed around like that, I start thinking straws. You know, the made up number for some tween’s science project which is now a scientific accepted fact as to the number of straws that are used each year?
So I went digging... The half million trees for the Sunday paper appears to be a made up number from an environmental website which has since collapsed and first appears to have been bantered about in 1993. You know, when we were told to switch to plastic bags to save the trees.
Also, the LA Times at that point for the Sunday edition was a whopping 6.5 pounds, much more than the current average of just over 14 ounces.
I don’t know who or what the Elephant Journal is, but I’m guessing they are just making up stuff or doing the most casual of internet research.
Also, the LA Times at that point for the Sunday edition was a whopping 6.5 pounds, much more than the current average of just over 14 ounces.