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Table 12.4 Waste disposal, by province and territory, 2004, 2006 and 2008
[an error occurred while processing this directive]11-402-x[an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive]| Total waste disposed1 | Waste disposal per capita1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | |
| tonnes | kilograms | |||||
| Canada | 25,226,766r | 25,925,964r | 25,871,310 | 789.8r | 795.9r | 776.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 400,048 | 428,809r | 410,590 | 773.1 | 840.3r | 811.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Nova Scotia | 399,967 | 359,105r | 354,231 | 425.8 | 382.8r | 378.2 |
| New Brunswick | 442,173 | 511,706r | 479,461 | 590.1 | 686.2r | 641.9 |
| Quebec2 | 6,454,000r | 6,317,393r | 6,158,152 | 856.4r | 827.8r | 794.5 |
| Ontario | 9,809,264r | 9,710,459r | 9,631,559 | 791.7r | 766.7r | 744.8 |
| Manitoba | 928,117r | 904,272r | 966,199 | 790.9r | 763.7r | 801.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 794,933r | 833,753 | 902,943 | 797.0r | 840.4 | 890.7 |
| Alberta | 3,077,311 | 3,819,872 | 4,029,435 | 949.9 | 1,116.5 | 1,122.0 |
| British Columbia | 2,767,657r | 2,917,080 | 2,811,568 | 666.1r | 687.4 | 641.3 |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 1. Includes waste exported out of the source province or out of the country for disposal. Excludes waste disposed of in hazardous waste disposal facilities or managed by the waste generator on site. | ||||||
| 2. Waste diversion data are derived from a survey administered by Recyc-Québec. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 153-0041 and 051-0001 and Catalogue no.16F0023X. | ||||||
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