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Table 3
Household participation in backyard composting and curbside organics collection, 2006

  Total households composting1 Kitchen waste composting2 Bin, pile or garden3 Collected curbside3 Yard waste composting4 Bin, pile or garden5 Collected curbside5
percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 21 88 90 F 75 92 F
Prince Edward Island 91 95 24 89 61 30 78
Nova Scotia 69 95 41 73 71 48 63
New Brunswick 32 87 53 55 70 62 44
Quebec 13 76 85 11E 84 74 26
Ontario 34 85 67 36 81 55 50
Manitoba 23 76 93 F 77 83 F
Saskatchewan 27 79 94 F 76 84 14E
Alberta 22 71 90 7E 84 72 22
British Columbia 30 76 94 6 87 79 20
Canada 27 82 73 30 81 64 38
1. Includes all households.
2. As a percentage of the households composting.
3. As a percentage of the households composting kitchen waste.
4. As a percentage of the households composting. Only includes households that were not apartment building dwellers and that had a lawn or garden.
5. As a percentage of the households composting yard waste.
Source: Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006.
Date Modified: 2008-11-21

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