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Table 2 Households that had access to and used recycling programs, by province, 2006

Province/Territory	Glass		Paper		Plastic		Metal cans		Any recyclable material³
	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.