Table 19
Disposal of electronic waste (e-waste), by province
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| Had dead or unwanted computers to dispose of | Had dead or unwanted computers to dispose of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Donated or gave them away | Repaired or sold them | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||||
| Canada | 23 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 15 | F | 23 | 1 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 15 | F | F | F | F | F | 45 | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 24 E | F | 56 E | F | F | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 23 | F | 83 | F | F | F | 14 E | F |
| New Brunswick | 19 | 20 E | 20 E | F | 19 E | F | 38 E | F |
| Quebec | 18 | 5 E | 37 | 9 E | 24 | F | 27 | F |
| Ontario | 24 | 4 E | 49 | 8 E | 15 | F | 24 | 1 E |
| Manitoba | 24 | F | 35 | F | 21 E | F | 48 | F |
| Saskatchewan | 23 | F | 69 | F | F | F | 23 E | F |
| Alberta | 30 | F | 72 | 6 E | 9 E | F | 14 E | F |
| British Columbia | 25 | F | 64 | 4 E | 13 E | F | 18 E | F |
| Had dead or unwanted printers or fax machines to dispose of | Had dead or unwanted printers or fax machines to dispose of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Donated or gave them away | Repaired or sold them | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||||
| Canada | 15 | 4 | 51 | 7 | 14 | 2 E | 22 | 2 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 E | F | F | F | F | F | 36 E | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 11 E | F | 65 | F | F | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 14 | F | 82 | F | F | F | 10 E | F |
| New Brunswick | 10 | F | 34 E | F | F | F | 37 E | F |
| Quebec | 11 | 6 E | 36 | 13 E | 25 E | F | 21 | F |
| Ontario | 15 | 5 E | 50 | 8 E | 13 | F | 20 | 4 E |
| Manitoba | 16 | F | 29 E | F | 19 E | F | 45 | F |
| Saskatchewan | 15 | F | 64 | F | F | F | 28 E | F |
| Alberta | 21 | F | 71 | 6 E | 9 E | F | 13 E | F |
| British Columbia | 19 | F | 52 | F | 11 E | F | 32 E | F |
| Had dead or unwanted televisions or computer displays to dispose of | Had dead or unwanted televisions or computer displays to dispose of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Donated or gave them away | Repaired or sold them | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||||
| Canada | 24 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 20 | 1 E | 19 | 2 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 15 | F | 26 E | F | 25 E | F | 29 E | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 15 E | F | 71 | F | F | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 26 | F | 77 | F | F | F | 11 E | F |
| New Brunswick | 15 | 15 E | 33 E | F | 37 E | F | 28 E | F |
| Quebec | 22 | 9 E | 34 | 6 E | 32 | F | 18 | F |
| Ontario | 21 | 6 E | 48 | 5 E | 20 | F | 18 | 3 E |
| Manitoba | 29 | F | 38 | F | 18 E | F | 38 | F |
| Saskatchewan | 28 | F | 57 | F | 15 E | F | 27 | F |
| Alberta | 31 | F | 63 | 7 E | 12 E | F | 15 E | F |
| British Columbia | 31 | F | 61 | F | 12 E | F | 19 E | F |
| Had dead or unwanted audio-video equipment to dispose of | Had dead or unwanted audio-video equipment to dispose of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Donated or gave them away | Repaired or sold them | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||||
| Canada | 13 | 7 | 51 | 4 E | 16 | 2 E | 21 | 2 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 8 E | F | 74 | F | F | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 13 | F | 77 | F | F | F | 21 E | F |
| New Brunswick | 9 E | F | F | F | F | F | 33 E | F |
| Quebec | 10 | 12 E | 37 | F | 23 E | F | 20 E | F |
| Ontario | 13 | 6 E | 48 | 3 E | 17 E | F | 24 | F |
| Manitoba | 14 E | F | 47 E | F | F | F | 36 E | F |
| Saskatchewan | 14 E | F | 58 | F | F | F | 26 E | F |
| Alberta | 17 | F | 70 | F | F | F | 13 E | F |
| British Columbia | 14 | F | 63 | F | 16 E | F | 14 E | F |
| Had dead or unwanted cellular phones to dispose of | Had dead or unwanted cellular phones to dispose of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Donated or gave them away | Repaired or sold them | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||||
| Canada | 18 | 5 E | 25 | 19 | 8 | F | 44 | 2 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 17 | F | F | F | F | F | 68 | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 7 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 18 | F | 34 E | 30 E | F | F | 25 E | F |
| New Brunswick | 14 | F | F | 17 E | F | F | 36 E | F |
| Quebec | 16 | F | 22 | 22 | 5 E | F | 45 | F |
| Ontario | 17 | F | 26 | 18 | 10 | F | 41 | F |
| Manitoba | 21 | F | 21 E | 15 E | F | F | 62 | F |
| Saskatchewan | 21 | F | 19 E | 14 E | F | F | 60 | F |
| Alberta | 20 | F | 34 | 19 E | F | F | 40 | F |
| British Columbia | 20 | F | 19 | 17 E | 15 E | F | 46 | F |
| Had dead or unwanted electronic gaming equipment to dispose of | Had dead or unwanted electronic gaming equipment to dispose of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Donated or gave them away | Repaired or sold them | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||||
| Canada | 4 | 7 E | 40 | 4 E | 14 E | F | 27 | F |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 3 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| New Brunswick | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Quebec | 2 E | F | F | F | F | F | 31 E | F |
| Ontario | 4 | F | 36 E | F | F | F | 30 E | F |
| Manitoba | 3 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Saskatchewan | 3 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Alberta | 7 | F | 55 | F | F | F | F | F |
| British Columbia | 4 E | F | 53 | F | F | F | F | F |
| Had e-waste to dispose of | Did not have any e-waste | |
|---|---|---|
| percent | ||
| Canada | 46 | 51 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 35 | 61 |
| Prince Edward Island | 38 | 62 |
| Nova Scotia | 48 | 51 |
| New Brunswick | 36 | 63 |
| Quebec | 42 | 56 |
| Ontario | 43 | 53 |
| Manitoba | 50 | 50 |
| Saskatchewan | 50 | 48 |
| Alberta | 52 | 43 |
| British Columbia | 53 | 41 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households
and the Environment Survey, 2011 (survey number 3881).
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