Table 3
Materials diverted by source, province and territory

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Materials diverted by source, province and territory
  Residential sources 1 Non-residential sources 2 All sources
2006 2008 2006 2008 2006 2008
  tonnes
Canada 3,722,843 r 4,360,505 4,004,187  r 4,112,752 7,727,030  r 8,473,257
Newfoundland and Labrador x x x x x x
Prince Edward Island x x x x x x
Nova Scotia 138,869 149,961 137,114 139,989 275,983 289,950
New Brunswick 32,675 62,076 219,499 205,391 252,174 267,467
Quebec 3 912,260 r 1,046,000 1,522,040 r 1,417,600 2,434,300 r 2,463,600
Ontario 1,511,467 1,878,899 885,389 932,001 2,396,856 2,810,900
Manitoba 70,239 74,168 82,560 96,209 152,799 170,377
Saskatchewan 38,578 78,381 68,290 71,238 106,868 149,619
Alberta 329,541 391,709 323,094 336,827 652,637 728,536
British Columbia 625,827 614,204 740,364 890,908 1,366,191 1,505,112
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut x x x x x x
1.
Residential non-hazardous recyclable materials include solid non-hazardous materials produced in all residences and include non-hazardous materials that are picked up by the municipality (either using its own staff or through contracting firms) and non-hazardous materials from residential sources that are self-hauled to depots, transfer stations and disposal facilities.
2.
Non-residential sources include solid non-hazardous recyclable material from the Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional (IC and I) sector as well as the Construction, Renovation and Demolition sector (CRD). Materials are those generated by all IC and I and CRD sources in a municipality, and are excluded from the residential waste stream.
3.
Waste diversion data are derived from a survey administered by RECYC-QUÉBEC.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding. This information covers only those companies and local waste management organizations that reported non-hazardous recyclable material preparation activities and refers only to that material entering the waste stream and does not cover any waste that may be managed on-site by a company or household. Additionally, these data do not include those materials transported by the generator directly to secondary processors, such as, pulp and paper mills while bypassing entirely any firm or local government involved in waste management activities.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, CANSIM tables 153-0042 and 153-0043.
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