Table 1-1
Disposal of waste — Province and territory
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| Total waste disposal | Waste disposal per capita | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2008 | Percentage change 2006 to 2008 | 2006 | 2008 | Percentage change 2006 to 2008 | |
| tonnes | percent | kilograms | percent | |||
| Canada | 25,925,964 r | 25,871,310 | -0.2 | 796 r | 777 | -2.4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 428,809 r | 410,590 | -4.2 | 840 r | 811 | -3.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Nova Scotia | 359,105 r | 354,231 | -1.4 | 383 r | 378 | -1.2 |
| New Brunswick | 511,706 r | 479,461 | -6.3 | 686 r | 642 | -6.5 |
| Quebec | 6,317,393 r | 6,158,152 | -2.5 | 828 r | 794 | -4.0 |
| Ontario | 9,710,459 r | 9,631,559 | -0.8 | 767 r | 745 | -2.9 |
| Manitoba | 904,272 r | 966,199 | 6.8 | 764 r | 801 | 4.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 833,753 | 902,943 | 8.3 | 840 | 891 | 6.0 |
| Alberta | 3,819,872 | 4,029,435 | 5.5 | 1,117 | 1,122 | 0.5 |
| British Columbia | 2,917,080 | 2,811,568 | -3.6 | 687 | 641 | -6.7 |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | x | x | x | x | x | x |
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.
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