Table 4.10
Disposal of waste, by source and by province and territory, 2002, 2004 and 2006

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Disposal of waste, by source and by province and territory, 2002, 2004 and 2006
  Residential sources 1 Non-residential sources 2 All sources
2002 2004 2006 2002 2004 2006 2002 2004 2006
  tonnes
Canada 8,446,766 8,961,583 9,238,376 15,634,606 16,265,183 18,010,801 24,081,371 25,226,766 27,249,178
Newfoundland and Labrador 216,218 228,004 227,618 160,376 172,044 180,110 376,594 400,048 407,728
Prince Edward Island x x x x x x x x x
Nova Scotia 169,649 179,262 169,337 219,546 220,705 232,333 389,194 399,967 401,670
New Brunswick 203,506 208,120 216,357 210,100 234,053 233,881 413,606 442,173 450,238
Quebec 3 1,875,235 2,209,000 2,183,788 3,971,225 4,245,000 4,624,653 5,846,459 6,454,000 6,808,440
Ontario 3,438,408 3,489,917 3,705,235 6,207,225 6,319,347 6,732,545 9,645,633 9,809,264 10,437,780
Manitoba 412,612 450,658 455,304 483,944 477,459 568,968 896,556 928,117 1,024,272
Saskatchewan 278,692 279,420 296,062 516,432 515,513 537,691 795,124 794,933 833,753
Alberta 866,398 943,420 973,683 2,023,896 2,133,890 2,846,189 2,890,294 3,077,311 3,819,872
British Columbia 929,101 919,323 956,968 1,758,781 1,848,335 1,960,113 2,687,882 2,767,657 2,917,080
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut x x x x x x x x x
1.
Residential non-hazardous wastes disposed includes solid waste produced by all residences and includes waste that is picked up by the municipality (either using its own staff or through contracting firms), and waste from residential sources that is self-hauled to depots, transfer stations and disposal facilities.
2.
Non-residential non-hazardous solid wastes are those wastes generated by all sources excluding the residential waste stream. These include: industrial materials, which are generated by manufacturing, and primary and secondary industries, and is managed off-site from the manufacturing operation; commercial materials, which are generated by commercial operations, such as, shopping centres, restaurants, offices, and others; and institutional materials which are generated by institutional facilities, such as, schools, hospitals, government facilities, seniors homes, universities, and others. These wastes also include construction, renovation and demolition non-hazardous waste, also referred to as DLC (demolition, land clearing and construction waste). These refer to wastes generated by construction, renovation and demolition activities. It generally includes materials, such as, wood, drywall, certain metals, cardboard, doors, windows, wiring, and others. It excludes materials from land clearing on areas not previously developed as well as materials that include asphalt, concrete, bricks and clean sand or gravel.
3.
The waste disposal data prior to 2006 were derived from a survey administered by RECYC-QUÉBEC.
Note(s):
Total amount of non-hazardous waste disposed of in public and private waste disposal facilities includes waste that is exported out of the source province or out of the country for disposal. This does not include wastes disposed in hazardous waste disposal facilities or wastes managed by the waste generator on site.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0041.
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