Table 8
Recycling participation in Canada by income categories and province, 2007

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Recycling participation in Canada by income categories and province, 2007
  Less than $20,000 1 $20,000 to less than $40,000 $40,000 to less than $60,000 $60,000 to less than $80,000 $80,000 to less than $100,000 $100,000 to less than $150,000 $150,000 and over
  percent 2
Household distribution 11 18 17 14 10 13 7
Canada  
Had access to a recycling program 88 92 96 97 99 98 99
Participated in a recycling program 96 98 98 98 99 98 99
Recycled all waste 55 52 52 49 47 51 48
Newfoundland and Labrador 89 95 93 96 97 96 F
Prince Edward Island 100 100 100 100 100 100 F
Nova Scotia 96 99 100 100 100 100 100
New Brunswick 83 91 93 92 93 90 F
Quebec 97 98 98 99 99 97 99
Ontario 98 99 99 99 99 100 100
Manitoba 96 97 95 97 96 95 93
Saskatchewan 91 98 96 98 97 98 100
Alberta 98 92 96 91 96 93 99
British Columbia 94 99 96 99 98 99 100
1.
Including income loss.
2.
As a percentage of households with access to a recycling program.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2007 (survey no. 3881).