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The Daily. Thursday, April 25, 2002

Waste management industry: government and business sectors

2000 (preliminary)

The waste management industry disposed of 23 million metric tonnes of municipal and construction and demolition wastes in 2000. This total was equivalent to 750 kilograms of waste for each Canadian, up 9% from 688 kilograms in 1998. Among the provinces, changes were influenced by different rates of economic growth and differences in provincial waste management regulations.

Current spending of municipalities and other government bodies providing waste management services totalled $1.4 billion in 2000, of which 59% was payments to contracted waste management firms. Governments employed more than 7,100 people in waste management service activities.

Operating revenues of businesses in the waste management industry totalled $3.4 billion in 2000, and operating expenditures reached $2.9 billion. In addition, these firms invested $412 million in capital expenditures. More than 23,400 people were employed by these companies across Canada.

These preliminary data came from waste management industry surveys, which covered both the government and business sectors for 2000.

The surveys collected information on the amount of waste disposed of in landfills and incinerators managed by governments and businesses. The data from the two surveys were combined to provide a complete perspective on municipal solid waste as well as construction and demolition waste.

Along with financial and employment data, both surveys collected information on the preparation of materials for recycling or re-use, the operation of disposal facilities such as landfills and incinerators, as well as hazardous waste volumes and types. These items will be covered in a more detailed final report to be published in the summer.

Tables on waste management industry (business and government sectors) expenditure, revenue and employment characteristics are available on request.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the information officer (613-951-0297; environ@statcan.gc.ca), Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.

Disposal of waste1 by province and territory

2000 (Preliminary estimates)


  1996 1998 2000 1996 1998 2000
Waste disposed Waste disposed per capita
  Metric tonnes Kilograms per capita
Canada 20,673 903 20,840,883 23,109,369 690 688 750
             
Newfoundland and Labrador 372,324 366,280 409,599 670 671 760
Prince Edward Island x x x x x x
Nova Scotia 553,638 502,577 432,487 590 537 460
New Brunswick 505,957 468,571 472,612 670 623 630
Quebec(2) 5,491,000 5,537,465 6,912,000 750 755 940
Ontario 6,913,786 6,988,157 7,615,923 620 612 650
Manitoba 947,884 964,726 938,624 840 848 819
Saskatchewan 900,210 848,408 828,359 880 827 811
Alberta 2,435,884 2,527,817 2,750,004 880 869 910
British Columbia 2,413,528 2,458,484 2,592,191 620 614 640
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut x x x x x x
xConfidential to meet secrecy requirements of the Statistics Act.
1Total amount of waste disposed of in public and private waste disposal facilities. Does not include wastes disposed in hazardous waste disposal facilities or wastes managed by the waste generator on site.
2Figures are derived from the results of surveys conducted by the province.
Note:Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.

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