Table 1
Canadians recycling more and more, 2000 to 2004

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Province/Territory Residential recycling Residential recycling per capita Residential recycling rate1
2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004 2000 2002 2004
tonnes kilograms percent
Newfoundland and Labrador x 25,993 x x 50 x x 10.7 x
Prince Edward Island x x x x x x x x x
Nova Scotia 75,165 122,707 147,317 80 131 157 30.5 42.0 45.1
New Brunswick 44,697 57,192 61,519 60 76 82 18.4 21.9 22.8
Quebec2 496,000 595,000 697,000 67 80 92 15.6 17.1 19.4
Ontario 872,859 1,029,042 1,504,678 75 85 121 20.8 23.0 29.9
Manitoba 50,416 79,923 80,326 44 69 69 10.0 16.2 15.1
Saskatchewan 33,797 39,345 53,445 34 40 54 11.0 12.4 15.2
Alberta 169,565 320,536 361,926 56 103 113 17.0 27.0 27.7
British Columbia 402,209 496,751 606,603 100 121 144 31.1 34.8 37.7
Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut x x x x x x x x x
Canada 2,173,236 2,789,669 3,582,301 71 89 112 19.3 22.8 26.8
1. The residential recycling rate refers to the amount of residential waste diverted as a proportion of waste generated.
2. Waste diversion data are derived from a survey administered by RECYC-QUBEC.
Source: Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Waste Management Industry Survey: Business and Government Sector, 2004.