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  • Table 34   Materials prepared for recycling, by type

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  • Chart 19   Environmental practices of Canadian households, 2006
  • Chart 20   Households that drink bottled water, by annual income, 2006

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Table 34 Materials prepared for recycling, by type
  2002 2004 2006
  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
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0043.

 


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Chart 19 Environmental practices of Canadian households, 2006
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Chart 20 Households that drink bottled water, by annual income, 2006
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