Table A.8 Disposal of toxic farm wastes, Canada and provinces, 2001

Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table A.8 Disposal of toxic farm wastes, Canada and provinces, 2001
	Number of farms
	Returned to supplier	Rinsed and disposed of with domestic waste	Specialized recycling program	Dangerous goods waste pick-up services	Other
Newfoundland and Labrador	x	80^D	30^C	x	60^C
Prince Edward Island	845^B	225^A	300^B	160^A	100^A
Nova Scotia	x	485^B	720^B	x	105^A
New Brunswick	x	260^B	480^B	x	75^A
Quebec	10,180^A	5,960^A	7,185^A	5,215^A	1,215^A
Ontario	19,825^A	5,975^A	17,380^A	5,350^A	4,185^A
Manitoba	2,715^A	1,795^A	10,365^A	2,260^A	2,030^A
Saskatchewan	16,945^A	5,015^A	22,515^A	11,275^A	6,320^A
Alberta	10,875^A	3,480^A	27,055^A	7,330^A	3,230^A
British Columbia	3,490^A	1,555^A	3,460^A	600^A	600^A
Canada	66,215^A	24,835^A	89,485^A	32,550^A	17,920^A
	Share of farms (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador	x	47.1	17.6	x	35.3
Prince Edward Island	69.5	18.5	24.7	13.2	8.2
Nova Scotia	x	30.8	45.7	x	6.7
New Brunswick	x	18.6	34.3	x	5.4
Quebec	45.8	26.8	32.4	23.5	5.5
Ontario	53.3	16.1	46.7	14.4	11.3
Manitoba	19.3	12.8	73.7	16.1	14.4
Saskatchewan	40.5	12.0	53.8	27.0	15.1
Alberta	28.3	9.1	70.4	19.1	8.4
British Columbia	50.3	22.4	49.8	8.6	8.6
Canada	40.1	15.0	54.2	19.7	10.9
Note: Shares add up to more than 100% as an individual farm could report more than one disposal method for toxic farm wastes.
Data quality symbols:
^A excellent
^B very good
^C good
^D acceptable
^E use with caution
F - too unreliable to be published
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, Water Management on Canadian Farms, Farm Environmental Management in Canada series, volume 3, number 1, Catalogue no. 21-021-MWE2007001.