Table 2Diversion of waste by province and territory

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Diversion of waste by province and territory
  Total materials diverted Diverted materials per capita Diversion rate
2004 r 2006 Change  2004 to  2006 2004 2006 Change  2004 to  2006 2004 2006
  tonnes percent kilograms percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 35,308 30,385 -13.9 68 60 -12.7 8.1 6.9
Prince Edward Island x x 3.2 x x 3.1 34 37.8
Nova Scotia 239,845 275,983 15.1 256 295 15.4 37.5 40.7
New Brunswick 139,262 252,174 81.1 185 337 81.8 24 35.9
Quebec 1 2,130,100 2,456,300 15.3 282 321 13.8 24.8 26.5
Ontario 2,414,552 2,396,856 -0.7 194 189 -3 19.8 18.7
Manitoba 157,490 152,799 -3 135 130 -3.6 14.5 13
Saskatchewan 114,182 106,868 -6.4 115 108 -5.7 12.6 11.4
Alberta 620,080 652,637 5.3 193 194 0.2 16.8 14.6
British Columbia 1,209,216 1,366,191 13 288 316 9.9 30.4 31.9
Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut x x 51 x x 50 11.9 15.9
Canada 7,112,735 7,749,030 8.9 222 237 6.8 22.0 22.0
1.
Waste diversion data are derived from a survey administered by RECYC-QUÉBEC.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding. 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.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.