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Drinking water

  1. Most Canadian households had municipally supplied water (86%).
  2. More than two-thirds of Canadian households (68%) reported they drank primarily tap water.

Water conservation

  1. Sixty-three percent of Canadian households had a low-flow shower head.
  2. Forty-seven percent of Canadian households had a low-volume toilet.

Heating and cooling

  1. More than half (54%) of Canadian households with thermostats had ones that were programmable.

Energy conservation

  1. Slightly more than three-quarters (76%) of Canadian households reported having at least one compact fluorescent light.

Radon awareness

  1. Four out of ten Canadian households had heard of radon, with 37% of those who had heard of it able to correctly describe it.

Household hazardous waste

  1. Thirty-four percent of Canadian households had leftover or expired medication to dispose of. Sixty-three percent of these households returned the medication to the supplier, retailer, pharmacy or doctor for disposal.
  2. Nine percent of households had medical sharps to dispose of, and over half (55%) of these households returned them to a pharmacy or doctor for disposal, and 22% used a medical sharps disposal program.

Disposal of electronic devices (e-waste)

  1. Twenty-three percent of Canadian households had a dead or unwanted computer. Fifty-two percent took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre for disposal.
  2. Eighteen percent of Canadian households had dead or unwanted cell phones to dispose of. One-quarter took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre.
  3. Less than half (44%) of households that had dead or unwanted cell phones had not disposed of them.
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