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Table 87Waste disposal and diversion, by province and territory
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| Total waste disposed 1 | Total materials diverted 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 r | 2004 | 2002 r | 2004 | |
| tonnes | ||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 376,594 | 400,048 | 30,386 | 35,308 |
| Prince Edward Island | x | x | x | x |
| Nova Scotia | 389,194 | 399,967 | 192,006 | 220,316 |
| New Brunswick | 413,606 | 442,173 | 130,728 | 143,804 |
| Quebec 3 | 5,846,459 | 6,159,960 | 1,743,376 | 2,130,100 |
| Ontario | 9,645,633 | 10,053,154 | 2,265,969 | 2,905,953 |
| Manitoba | 896,556 | 928,118 | 215,815 | 234,549 |
| Saskatchewan | 795,124 | 833,511 | 116,296 | 132,763 |
| Alberta | 2,890,294 | 3,077,311 | 690,517 | 755,908 |
| British Columbia | 2,687,882 | 2,841,361 | 1,218,475 | 1,251,667 |
| Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | x | x | x | x |
| Canada | 24,081,371 | 25,291,015 | 6,641,547 | 7,864,647 |
Total amount of non-hazardous waste disposed
of in public and private waste disposal facilities. This 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,
wastes managed by the waste generator on site or waste materials that are
taken directly from the point of generation to the end user (e.g., cardboard
generated by a retail outlet and shipped directly to a pulp and paper facility).
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 do 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.
These data are derived from a survey administered
by RECYC-QUÉBEC.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division
