Text Table 3.9
Treatment of selected household special wastes, Canada, 2005
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percent | |
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Leftover paint1 | 29 |
Put into the garbage | 4 |
Still had it in 2005 and did not know what to do with it | 38 |
Returned to depot or drop-off centre | 50 |
Returned to supplier | 4 |
Other | 5 |
Leftover or expired medication1 | 24 |
Put into the garbage | 28 |
Still had it in 2005 and did not know what to do with it | 11 |
Returned to depot or drop-off centre | 16 |
Returned to supplier | 31 |
Down the drain/sewer/toilet or buried | 11 |
Other | 4 |
Unwanted computers or communications devices1 | 18 |
Put into the garbage | 16 |
Still had them in 2005 and did not know what to do with them | 35 |
Returned to depot or drop-off centre | 19 |
Returned to supplier | 4 |
Donated or gave away | 24 |
Other | 5 |
Notes: | |
Respondents could choose all applicable answers within categories. | |
Respondents were asked to think of the previous year when responding. | |
1. As a percentage of all households. | |
Source: Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006. |
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