Table 3.1
Disposal of waste, by source, Canada, provinces and
territories, 2002 and 2008
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| Residential sources Note 1 | Non-residential sources Note 2 | Total waste disposal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2008 | 2002 | 2008 | 2002 | 2008 | |
| tonnes | ||||||
| Canada | 8,446,766 | 8,536,891 | 15,634,606 | 17,334,419 | 24,081,371 | 25,871,310 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 216,218 | 216,992 | 160,376 | 193,598 | 376,594 | 410,590 |
| Prince Edward Island | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Nova Scotia | 169,649 | 148,060 | 219,546 | 206,171 | 389,194 | 354,231 |
| New Brunswick | 203,506 | 233,703 | 210,100 | 245,758 | 413,606 | 479,461 |
| Quebec Note 3 | 1,875,235 | 2,052,182 | 3,971,225 | 4,105,970 | 5,846,459 | 6,158,152 |
| Ontario | 3,438,408 | 3,231,399 | 6,207,225 | 6,400,160 | 9,645,633 | 9,631,559 |
| Manitoba | 412,612 | 400,297 | 483,944 | 565,902 | 896,556 | 966,199 |
| Saskatchewan | 278,692 | 289,760 | 516,432 | 613,182 | 795,124 | 902,943 |
| Alberta | 866,398 | 958,539 | 2,023,896 | 3,070,895 | 2,890,294 | 4,029,435 |
| British Columbia | 929,101 | 960,472 | 1,758,781 | 1,851,097 | 2,687,882 | 2,811,568 |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
Residential non-hazardous waste disposal includes
solid waste produced by residences that is picked up by the municipality using
its own staff or through contracting firms or that is self-hauled to depots,
transfer stations and disposal facilities.
Non-residential non-hazardous waste disposal
includes solid waste produced by the Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional
(IC and I) sector and the Construction, Renovation and Demolition (CRD) sector.
IC and I waste materials are generated by manufacturing, primary and secondary
industries; commercial operations, such as, shopping centres, restaurants,
offices, and others; and institutional facilities, such as, schools, hospitals,
government facilities, seniors homes, universities, and others. CRD waste
generally includes materials, such as, wood, drywall, certain metals, cardboard,
doors, windows, wiring, and others, but excludes asphalt, concrete, bricks
and clean sand or gravel and materials from clearing previously undeveloped
land.
Waste disposal data for 2002 were
derived from a survey administered by RECYC-QUÉBEC.
Note(s):
Total amount of non-hazardous waste disposal 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 waste disposal in
hazardous waste disposal facilities or waste managed by the waste generator
on site.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0041 (accessed July 18, 2011).
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