Annex Table 21
Households that had access to and used recycling programs, by material and by province, 1994 and 2006

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  Access to programs1 Used programs2
Glass Paper Plastics Metal cans Glass Paper Plastics Metal cans
1994 2006 1994 2006 1994 2006 1994 2006 1994 2006 1994 2006 1994 2006 1994 2006
percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 12 75 20 35 19 72 21 61 41 92 44 74 47 92 49 90
Prince Edward Island 19 96 21 98 17 99 17 99 67 98 70 96 63 99 63 99
Nova Scotia 47 94 50 93 43 93 48 93 69 97 73 96 67 98 70 97
New Brunswick 73 69 47 62 61 69 70 66 83 92 59 83 78 93 82 93
Quebec 50 86 57 89 50 87 49 85 71 93 74 94 71 94 71 93
Ontario 82 93 84 93 78 92 82 91 93 97 93 97 92 97 93 97
Manitoba 59 85 61 87 61 84 61 83 46 84 48 86 51 86 51 87
Saskatchewan 75 81 69 81 74 77 77 74 81 92 73 83 81 91 81 86
Alberta 73 84 71 79 66 77 72 77 79 92 76 88 71 89 79 87
British Columbia 71 89 75 91 56 88 70 88 86 96 88 96 82 96 86 95
Canada 67 88 70 88 63 87 67 86 84 94 83 94 82 95 84 94
Notes:
1. As a percentage of all households.
2. As a percentage of those households that reported having access to a recycling program.
Source: Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 1994 and 2006.