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Waste disposal, diversion and generation per capita, all sources, by provinces and territories
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2000 |
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Disposal1 |
Diversion2 |
Generation3 |
Rate of
diversion
per capita |
| |
kilograms per capita |
% |
| Canada |
746 |
244 |
1,019 |
24 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
762 |
80 |
841 |
10 |
| Prince Edward Island |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Nova Scotia |
459 |
155 |
613 |
25 |
| New Brunswick |
625 |
152 |
749 |
20 |
| Quebec4 |
936 |
375 |
1,312 |
29 |
| Ontario |
640 |
203 |
924 |
22 |
| Manitoba |
819 |
188 |
1,007 |
19 |
| Saskatchewan |
811 |
263 |
1,074 |
25 |
| Alberta |
914 |
140 |
1,035 |
14 |
| British Columbia |
638 |
278 |
921 |
30 |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Note: Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding. |
| 1. Total amount of non-hazardous waste disposed of in public and private waste disposal facilities. Does not include waste disposed of in hazardous waste disposal facilities nor waste managed by the waste generator on site. |
| 2. Diversion represents the quantity of non-hazardous materials diverted from disposal facilities and represents the sum of all materials processed for recycling or reuse at an off-site recycling facility. |
| 3. Total generation is the sum of total non-hazardous residential and non-residential solid waste disposed of in an off-site disposal facility and total materials processed for recycling at an off-site recycling facility plus net exports. Since this figure includes net exports, disposal added to diversion will not equal generation. Note that these data only include those materials that are managed (disposed of or recycled) off-site by a municipality or waste management firm. |
| 4. Figures are derived from the results of surveys conducted by the province. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Catalogue no. 16F0023XIE. |
| Last modified: 2004-05-25. |
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