Table 3.2
Diversion 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 diversion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2008 | 2002 | 2008 | 2002 | 2008 | |
| tonnes | ||||||
| Canada | 2,789,669 | 4,360,505 | 3,851,879 | 4,112,752 | 6,641,546 | 8,473,257 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 25,993 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 4,393 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 30,386 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| 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 | 122,707 | 149,961 | 69,299 | 139,989 | 192,006 | 289,950 |
| New Brunswick | 57,192 | 62,076 | 73,536 | 205,391 | 130,728 | 267,467 |
| Quebec Note 3 | 595,000 | 1,046,000 | 1,148,376 | 1,417,600 | 1,743,376 | 2,463,600 |
| Ontario | 1,029,042 | 1,878,899 | 1,236,927 | 932,001 | 2,265,968 | 2,810,900 |
| Manitoba | 79,923 | 74,168 | 135,892 | 96,209 | 215,815 | 170,377 |
| Saskatchewan | 39,345 | 78,381 | 76,951 | 71,238 | 116,296 | 149,619 |
| Alberta | 320,536 | 391,709 | 369,981 | 336,827 | 690,517 | 728,536 |
| British Columbia | 496,751 | 614,204 | 721,724 | 890,908 | 1,218,475 | 1,505,112 |
| 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 recyclable materials
include solid materials produced by residences that are picked up by the municipality
using its own staff or through contracting firms or that are self-hauled to
depots, transfer stations and disposal facilities.
Non-residential sources include solid non-hazardous
recyclable material from the Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional (IC
and I) sector as well as the Construction, Renovation and Demolition sector
(CRD). Materials are those generated by all IC and I and CRD sources in a
municipality, and are excluded from the residential waste stream.
Waste diversion data are derived from a survey
administered by RECYC-QUÉBEC.
Note(s):
This information covers only those companies and local waste
management organizations that reported non-hazardous recyclable material preparation
activities and refers only to that material entering the waste stream and
does not cover any waste that may be managed on-site by a company or household.
Additionally, these data do not include those materials transported by the
generator directly to secondary processors, such as, pulp and paper mills
while bypassing entirely any firm or local government involved in waste management
activities.
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