Table 4
Recycling participation in Canada by metropolitan residence and province, 2007

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Recycling participation in Canada by metropolitan residence and province, 2007
  Census metropolitan area Outside a census metropolitan area
  percent
Household distribution 67 33
Canada  
Had access to a recycling program 95 92
Participated in a recycling program 98 97
Recycled all waste 52 51
Newfoundland and Labrador 97 93
Prince Edward Island .. 99
Nova Scotia 99 99
New Brunswick 90 91
Quebec 98 99
Ontario 99 99
Manitoba 96 94
Saskatchewan 96 96
Alberta 95 95
British Columbia 99 96
1.
As a percentage of households with access to a recycling program.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2007 (survey no. 3881).