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Environment

Tables

• Table 39   Materials prepared for recycling, by type, every two years
• Table 40   Household participation rates for selected environmental behaviours, by province, 2006

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• Chart 19   Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per capita for residential fuel use—third highest in G8, 2005

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• Map 1   Population change in Canada’s ecozones, 1981 to 2006
  

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Table 39  Materials prepared for recycling, by type, every two years

	2002	2004	2006
	tonnes
Newsprint	1,282,955	1,254,678	1,261,891
Cardboard and boxboard	1,122,304	1,322,774	1,471,315
Mixed paper	704,538	548,978	688,003
Glass	329,353	395,150	400,003
Ferrous metals	632,165	287,280	278,036
Copper and aluminum	41,583	49,476	51,225
Mixed metals	179,257	146,022	148,231
White goods1	..	236,683	299,397
Electronics1	..	10,245	11,357
Plastics	144,181	192,088	232,339
Tires1	..	136,386	138,646
Construction, renovation and demolition	645,931	848,197	715,364
Organics	1,310,790	1,519,601	2,006,461
Other materials	248,491	165,180	46,763
.. not available for a specific period
1. Data for this variable is available starting in the 2004 reference year.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 153-0043.

 

Table 40  Household participation rates for selected environmental behaviours, by province, 2006

	Low-flow showerhead	Reduced volume toilet	Compact fluorescent light bulbs	Composting	Recycling	Lowering temperatures
	percent1
Canada	56	37	59	30	97	54
Newfoundland and Labrador	58	27	53	23	94	62
Prince Edward Island	55	27	59	92	99	59
Nova Scotia	54	30	60	71	99	58
New Brunswick	55	31	61	37	96	48
Quebec	59	29	48	14	95	55
Ontario	60	43	65	38	98	51
Manitoba	46	35	50	23	88	50
Saskatchewan	37	34	53	29	96	63
Alberta	49	41	59	24	96	59
British Columbia	53	35	65	31	99	56
1. As a percentage of all households that have a thermostat and that have access to at least one recycling program.
Source: Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006, Special tabulation.

 

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Source: Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.