Table 2 Households that had access to and used recycling programs, by province, 2006
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Province/Territory | Glass | Paper | Plastic | Metal cans | Any recyclable material3 | |||||
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Access to program1 | Used program2 | Access to program1 | Used program2 | Access to program1 | Used program2 | Access to program1 | Used program2 | Access to any program1 | Used any program2 | |
percent | ||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 75 | 92 | 35 | 74 | 72 | 92 | 61 | 90 | 87 | 94 |
Prince Edward Island | 96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Nova Scotia | 94 | 97 | 93 | 96 | 93 | 98 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 99 |
New Brunswick | 69 | 92 | 62 | 83 | 69 | 93 | 66 | 93 | 86 | 96 |
Quebec | 86 | 93 | 89 | 94 | 87 | 94 | 85 | 93 | 91 | 95 |
Ontario | 93 | 97 | 93 | 97 | 92 | 97 | 91 | 97 | 95 | 98 |
Manitoba | 85 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 88 |
Saskatchewan | 81 | 92 | 81 | 83 | 77 | 91 | 74 | 86 | 91 | 96 |
Alberta | 84 | 92 | 79 | 88 | 77 | 89 | 77 | 87 | 89 | 96 |
British Columbia | 89 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 88 | 96 | 88 | 95 | 94 | 99 |
Canada | 88 | 94 | 88 | 94 | 87 | 95 | 86 | 94 | 93 | 97 |
1. As a percentage of all households. | ||||||||||
2. As a percentage of those households that reported having access to a recycling program. | ||||||||||
3. Includes any recyclable materials such as glass, paper, plastics, or metal cans. | ||||||||||
Source: Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006. |
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