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Residential recycling, 2004
Residential recycling
Residential recycling per capita
Residential recycling rate1
tonnes kilograms %
Canada 3,582,301 112 26.8
Newfoundland and Labrador
x x x
Prince Edward Island
x x x
Nova Scotia
147,317 157 45.1
New Brunswick
61,519 82 22.8
Quebec2
697,000 92 19.4
Ontario
1,504,678 121 29.9
Manitoba
80,326 69 15.1
Saskatchewan
53,445 54 15.2
Alberta
361,926 113 27.7
British Columbia
606,603 144 37.7
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
x x x
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
1. The residential recycling rate refers to the amount of residential waste diverted as a proportion of waste generated.
2. Waste diversion data are derived from a survey administered by RECYC-QUÉBEC.
Households that had access to and used recycling programs, by province, 2006
Access to any program1
Used any program2
%
Canada 93 97
Newfoundland and Labrador
87 94
Prince Edward Island
99 99
Nova Scotia
97 99
New Brunswick
86 96
Quebec
91 95
Ontario
95 98
Manitoba
90 88
Saskatchewan
91 96
Alberta
89 96
British Columbia
94 99
1. As a percentage of all households.
2. As a percentage of those households that reported having access to a recycling program.
Note: Includes access to any type of recycling, including programs for glass, paper, plastics, or metal cans.
