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Table 1
Canadians recycling more and more, 2000 to 2004
| Province/Territory | Residential recycling | Residential recycling per capita | Residential recycling rate1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | |
| tonnes | kilograms | percent | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | x | 25,993 | x | x | 50 | x | x | 10.7 | x |
| Prince Edward Island | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Nova Scotia | 75,165 | 122,707 | 147,317 | 80 | 131 | 157 | 30.5 | 42.0 | 45.1 |
| New Brunswick | 44,697 | 57,192 | 61,519 | 60 | 76 | 82 | 18.4 | 21.9 | 22.8 |
| Quebec2 | 496,000 | 595,000 | 697,000 | 67 | 80 | 92 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 19.4 |
| Ontario | 872,859 | 1,029,042 | 1,504,678 | 75 | 85 | 121 | 20.8 | 23.0 | 29.9 |
| Manitoba | 50,416 | 79,923 | 80,326 | 44 | 69 | 69 | 10.0 | 16.2 | 15.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 33,797 | 39,345 | 53,445 | 34 | 40 | 54 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 15.2 |
| Alberta | 169,565 | 320,536 | 361,926 | 56 | 103 | 113 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 27.7 |
| British Columbia | 402,209 | 496,751 | 606,603 | 100 | 121 | 144 | 31.1 | 34.8 | 37.7 |
| Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Canada | 2,173,236 | 2,789,669 | 3,582,301 | 71 | 89 | 112 | 19.3 | 22.8 | 26.8 |
| 1. The residential recycling rate refers to the amount of residential waste diverted as a proportion of waste generated. | |||||||||
| 2. Waste diversion data are derived from a survey administered by RECYC-QUBEC. | |||||||||
| Source: Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Waste Management Industry Survey: Business and Government Sector, 2004. | |||||||||
