Chart 1
Treatment of leftover or expired medication, 2005

1. Uncontrolled disposal methods include disposal in regular garbage, disposal down the drain, sewer, toilet or sink or burial.
2. Controlled disposal methods include taking the medication to a pharmacy, depot or drop-off centre.
Notes: As a percentage of the 24% of all households who reported having leftover or expired medications to dispose of in 2005.
Totals do not add up to 100%. Respondents may also have indicated they used other methods of disposal or that they still had them and/or didn't know what to do with them.
Source: Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006.