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Disposal of waste — Source, province and territory

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Source, province and territory
  Residential sources 1 Non-residential sources 2 All sources
2006 2008 2006 2008 2006 2008
  tonnes
Canada 8,893,494 r 8,536,891 17,032,470  r 17,334,419 25,925,964  r 25,871,310
Newfoundland and Labrador 227,618 216,992 201,192 r 193,598 428,809 r 410,590
Prince Edward Island x x x x x x
Nova Scotia 169,337 148,060 189,768 r 206,171 359,105 r 354,231
New Brunswick 263,580 r 233,703 248,125 r 245,758 511,706 r 479,461
Quebec 2,125,704 r 2,052,182 4,191,690 r 4,105,970 6,317,393 r 6,158,152
Ontario 3,411,642 r 3,231,399 6,298,818 r 6,400,160 9,710,459 r 9,631,559
Manitoba 425,304 r 400,297 478,968 r 565,902 904,272 r 966,199
Saskatchewan 296,062 289,760 537,691 613,182 833,753 902,943
Alberta 973,683 958,539 2,846,189 3,070,895 3,819,872 4,029,435
British Columbia 956,968 960,472 1,960,113 1,851,097 2,917,080 2,811,568
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut x x x x x x
1.
Residential non-hazardous waste disposal includes solid waste produced by all residences and includes waste that is picked up by the municipality (either using its own staff or through contracting firms), and waste from residential sources that is self-hauled to depots, transfer stations and disposal facilities.
2.
Non-residential non-hazardous solid waste are those wastes generated by all sources excluding the residential waste stream. These include: industrial materials, which are generated by manufacturing, and primary and secondary industries, and is managed off-site from the manufacturing operation; commercial materials, which are generated by commercial operations, such as, shopping centres, restaurants, offices, and others; and institutional materials which are generated by institutional facilities, such as, schools, hospitals, government facilities, seniors homes, universities, and others. These wastes also include construction, renovation and demolition non-hazardous waste, also referred to as DLC (demolition, land clearing and construction waste). These refer to wastes generated by construction, renovation and demolition activities. It generally includes materials, such as, wood, drywall, certain metals, cardboard, doors, windows, wiring, and others. It excludes materials from land clearing on areas not previously developed as well as materials that include asphalt, concrete, bricks and clean sand or gravel.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding. Total amount of non-hazardous waste disposal in public and private waste disposal facilities includes waste that is exported out of the source province or out of the country for disposal. This does not include waste disposal in hazardous waste disposal facilities or waste managed by the waste generator on site.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, CANSIM table 153-0041.
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