Table 11
Recycling in Canada, by material

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Recycling in Canada, by material
  1991 1994 2007
  percent
Access to recycling 1  
Paper 53 70 92
Metal cans 49 67 89
Glass bottles 50 67 89
Plastic 42 63 91
Use of recycling 2  
Paper 86 86 96
Metal cans 86 86 92
Glass bottles 86 86 94
Plastic 85 85 96
Use for households overall 1  
Paper 45 58 88
Metal cans 42 56 82
Glass bottles 43 56 84
Plastic 36 51 87
1.
As a percentage of all households.
2.
As a percentage of households with access to a recycling program.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 1991, 1994, 2007 (survey no. 3881).