Table 4.7
Pollution prevention methods by industry

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Pollution prevention methods by industry
  Product design or reformulation Equipment or process modifications Recirculation, recovery, reuse or recycling Materials, feedstock or solvent substitution Improved management or purchasing techniques Prevention of leaks and spills Good operating practices or training Other Total 1
  percent 2
2006 14 21 41 16 25 41 42 7 68
Logging 9 19 35 9 20 65 61 9 71
Oil and gas extraction 20 53 48 23 26 77 73 9 87
Mining and quarrying 16 31 63 23 37 66 65 9 88
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 23 19 67 28 45 75 75 6 86
Natural gas distribution 10 41 42 20 37 82 85 25 87
Food manufacturing 9 28 26 4 18 38 42 8 59
Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing 11 30 76 16 24 66 63 4 94
Wood products manufacturing 7 7 33 10 17 32 36 5 61
Paper manufacturing 21 32 56 25 30 41 49 2 81
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 33 43 58 19 10 61 47 3 87
Chemicals manufacturing 24 32 52 17 29 59 55 8 76
Non-metallic mineral products manufacturing 11 19 47 12 24 45 38 10 78
Primary metals manufacturing 18 46 70 23 28 63 74 5 92
Fabricated metal products manufacturing 10 18 35 13 24 42 33 5 63
Transportation equipment manufacturing 18 32 54 32 39 63 55 1 84
Pipeline transportation 26 60 58 7 37 95 95 7 95
Other manufacturing 16 17 40 19 25 32 37 8 65
1.
Percent of establishments that used at least one pollution prevention method.
2.
Number of establishments indicating they used the pollution prevention method as a percentage of all establishments that provided a response.
Note(s):
The methodology for the Survey of Environmental Protection Expenditures (SEPE) underwent a thorough redesign for the 2006 reference year. As a result of these methodological changes and expanded coverage, comparisons with previous estimates from the SEPE are not recommended. To access a compilation of previous SEPE data see Statistics Canada, 2008, Human Activity and the Environment, Catalogue no. 16-201-X20070001, Tables 4.3, 4.4, 4.7 and 4.8.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, 2008, Environmental Protection Expenditures in the Business Sector, Catalogue no. 16F0006X.
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