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2002 | 2004 | 2006 | |
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tonnes | |||
All materials | 6,641,546 | 7,112,735 | 7,749,030 |
Newsprint | 1,282,955 | 1,254,678 | 1,261,891 |
Cardboard and boxboard | 1,122,304 | 1,322,774 | 1,471,315 |
Mixed paper | 704,538 | 548,978 | 688,003 |
Glass | 329,353 | 395,150 | 400,003 |
Ferrous metals | 632,165 | 287,280 | 278,036 |
Copper and aluminum | 41,583 | 49,476 | 51,225 |
Mixed metals | 179,257 | 146,022 | 148,231 |
White goods (household appliances) | .. | 236,683 | 299,397 |
Electronics | .. | 10,245 | 11,357 |
Plastics | 144,181 | 192,088 | 232,339 |
Tires | .. | 136,386 | 138,646 |
Construction, renovation and demolition waste | 645,931 | 848,197 | 715,364 |
Organics | 1,310,790 | 1,519,601 | 2,006,461 |
Other materials | 248,491 | 165,180 | 46,763 |
.. not available for a specific reference period | |||
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0043. |