Table 1
Disposal of waste by source, province and territory, 2008 

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Disposal of waste by source, province and territory, 2008 
  Residential proportion of waste Non-residential proportion of waste Residential sources per capita Non-residential sources per capita
  % kilograms
Canada 33 67 256 520
Newfoundland and Labrador 53 47 429 382
Prince Edward Island x x x x
Nova Scotia 42 58 158 220
New Brunswick 49 51 313 329
Quebec 33 67 265 530
Ontario 34 66 250 495
Manitoba 41 59 332 469
Saskatchewan 32 68 286 605
Alberta 24 76 267 855
British Columbia 34 66 219 422
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut x x x x
x
suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note(s):
Related CANSIM tables 051-0001 and 153-0041.