Disposal of waste, by source^{1, 2, 3}

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: Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.

Revisions are made for the previous survey reference period, with the initial release of the current data, as required. For the most current data please refer to Statistics Canada table 38-10-0032-01.

The waste disposal data prior to 2006 were derived from a survey administered by RECYC-QUÉBEC.

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.

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, and offices; and institutional materials which are generated by institutional facilities, such as schools, hospitals, government facilities, seniors homes, and universities. These wastes also include construction, renovation, and demolition waste, also referred to as DLC (demolition, land clearing and construction waste). It generally includes materials such as: wood, drywall, certain metals, cardboard, doors, windows, and wiring. 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.