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Tables

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

Charts

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

Map

  • 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
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
Source: Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006, Special tabulation.

 


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Chart 19 Canadian GHG emissions per capita for residential fuel use—third highest in G8, 2005
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Map Population change in Canada's ecozones, 1981 to 2006

Source: Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.