Text Table 3.9
Treatment of selected household special wastes, Canada, 2005

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  percent
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.