Table 18
Household hazardous waste, by province
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| Had leftover or expired medication to dispose of | Had leftover or expired medication to dispose of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer, including a pharmacy or doctor | Poured them down the drain, sewer, toilet, sink, or on the ground | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | |||||||
| Canada | 34 | 21 | 5 | 63 | 5 | 13 | F |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 23 | 20 E | F | 39 | 28 E | 21 E | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 30 | F | F | 69 | F | 21 E | F |
| Nova Scotia | 30 | 13 E | F | 67 | 10 E | 17 E | F |
| New Brunswick | 31 | 17 E | F | 66 | F | 17 E | F |
| Quebec | 43 | 16 | 2 E | 77 | 2 E | 7 E | F |
| Ontario | 30 | 22 | 8 E | 58 | 5 E | 13 | F |
| Manitoba | 24 | 23 E | F | 55 | 9 E | 21 E | F |
| Saskatchewan | 29 | 21 E | F | 47 | 9 E | 22 E | F |
| Alberta | 36 | 28 | 6 E | 54 | 3 E | 17 | F |
| British Columbia | 32 | 27 | F | 54 | 6 E | 18 E | F |
| Had medical sharps to dispose of | Had medical sharps to dispose of | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Used a medical sharps disposal program | Returned them to a pharmacy or doctor | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Still had them | Controlled disposal 1 | Uncontrolled disposal 2 | Other | ||
| percent | |||||||||
| Canada | 9 | 16 | 22 | 55 | 5 E | 14 | 75 | 17 | 1 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 E | F | F | F | F | F | 37 E | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 14 E | F | F | 66 E | F | F | 90 | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 11 | F | 45 | 55 | F | 21 E | 89 | F | F |
| New Brunswick | 12 | F | 28 E | 63 | F | 22 E | 76 | F | F |
| Quebec | 10 | F | 17 E | 72 | F | 13 E | 88 | F | F |
| Ontario | 9 | 22 | 26 | 45 | 5 E | 10 E | 70 | 23 | F |
| Manitoba | 8 | 22 E | F | 41 E | F | 36 E | 67 | 24 E | F |
| Saskatchewan | 9 E | F | F | 56 | F | 27 E | 72 | F | F |
| Alberta | 8 | F | 11 E | 55 | F | F | 65 | 24 E | F |
| British Columbia | 6 | 18 E | F | 46 | F | F | 72 | 19 E | F |
| Had leftover paint or solvents to dispose of | Had leftover paint or solvents to dispose of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||
| Canada | 37 | 3 | 62 | 9 | 28 | 2 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 35 | F | 62 | F | 37 | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 32 | F | 71 | F | 41 | F |
| Nova Scotia | 38 | F | 72 | F | 27 | F |
| New Brunswick | 40 | F | 55 | F | 41 | F |
| Quebec | 47 | 2 E | 58 | 18 | 26 | 3 E |
| Ontario | 33 | 3 E | 63 | 9 | 28 | 1 E |
| Manitoba | 30 | F | 42 | F | 54 | F |
| Saskatchewan | 30 | F | 65 | F | 36 | F |
| Alberta | 35 | F | 72 | F | 23 | F |
| British Columbia | 34 | F | 63 | 3 E | 30 | F |
| Had unwanted engine oil or anti-freeze to dispose of | Had unwanted engine oil or anti-freeze to dispose of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||
| Canada | 16 | 2 E | 60 | 19 | 17 | 4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 16 | F | 66 | F | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 11 E | F | F | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 14 | F | 58 | 17 E | 16 E | F |
| New Brunswick | 16 | F | 57 | 15 E | 28 E | F |
| Quebec | 16 | F | 61 | 20 | 14 E | F |
| Ontario | 12 | F | 65 | 12 E | 18 | 3 E |
| Manitoba | 20 | F | 59 | 12 E | 28 | F |
| Saskatchewan | 20 | F | 60 | 14 E | 18 E | 11 E |
| Alberta | 21 | F | 69 | 13 E | 13 E | 7 E |
| British Columbia | 19 | F | 46 | 38 | 15 E | F |
| Had dead or unwanted general purpose batteries to dispose of | Had dead or unwanted general purpose batteries to dispose of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||
| Canada | 51 | 32 | 43 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 34 | 54 | 32 | F | 23 | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 47 | 21 E | 45 | 16 E | 17 E | F |
| Nova Scotia | 46 | 35 | 40 | 7 E | 22 E | F |
| New Brunswick | 50 | 39 | 41 | 9 E | 18 | F |
| Quebec | 62 | 29 | 50 | 9 | 14 | 3 E |
| Ontario | 49 | 31 | 43 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| Manitoba | 46 | 49 | 22 | 9 E | 24 E | F |
| Saskatchewan | 39 | 53 | 19 | 12 E | 20 E | 5 E |
| Alberta | 46 | 31 | 43 | 8 E | 14 E | 6 E |
| British Columbia | 49 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 7 E |
| Had dead or unwanted compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) to dispose of | Had dead or unwanted compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) to dispose of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||
| Canada | 23 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 18 | 79 | F | F | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 26 | 60 | 22 E | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 21 | 66 | 16 E | F | 11 E | F |
| New Brunswick | 21 | 65 | 20 E | F | F | F |
| Quebec | 28 | 58 | 21 | 7 E | 11 E | 4 E |
| Ontario | 22 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 5 E |
| Manitoba | 17 | 65 | 8 E | F | 14 E | F |
| Saskatchewan | 19 | 74 | 11 E | F | 11 E | F |
| Alberta | 20 | 54 | 24 | F | 15 E | F |
| British Columbia | 24 | 47 | 18 | 11 E | 19 E | F |
| Had dead or unwanted fluorescent tubes to dispose of | Had dead or unwanted fluorescent tubes to dispose of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put them in the garbage | Took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre | Returned them to a supplier or retailer | Still had them | Other | ||
| percent | ||||||
| Canada | 9 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 7 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 E | F | F | F | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 7 E | F | F | F | F | F |
| New Brunswick | 9 | 38 E | F | F | F | F |
| Quebec | 6 | 49 | 25 | F | 15 E | F |
| Ontario | 11 | 26 | 35 | 7 E | 18 | 9 E |
| Manitoba | 11 | 57 | 17 E | F | 24 E | F |
| Saskatchewan | 10 | 63 | F | F | 23 E | F |
| Alberta | 9 | 36 | 39 | F | 21 E | F |
| British Columbia | 11 | 30 E | 26 E | 16 E | 17 E | F |
Used a medical sharps disposal program, returned
them to a pharmacy or doctor, or took or sent them to a depot or dropoff centre.
Put them in the garbage or used another method
of disposal.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households
and the Environment Survey, 2011 (survey number 3881).
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