The municipal solid waste disposal rate has decreased in British Columbia, Canada since the 1990s, however, much of the waste can still be reduced, composted, or recycled. In the Victoria region, there was over 407 kilograms of waste disposed per person in 2017.
Per capita municipal solid waste disposal in British Columbia, Canada in 2017 (in kilograms)
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BC Provincial Government. (April 8, 2019). Per capita municipal solid waste disposal in British Columbia, Canada in 2017 (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111905/per-capita-msw-generation-bc-canada/
BC Provincial Government. "Per capita municipal solid waste disposal in British Columbia, Canada in 2017 (in kilograms)." Chart. April 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111905/per-capita-msw-generation-bc-canada/
BC Provincial Government. (2019). Per capita municipal solid waste disposal in British Columbia, Canada in 2017 (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111905/per-capita-msw-generation-bc-canada/
BC Provincial Government. "Per Capita Municipal Solid Waste Disposal in British Columbia, Canada in 2017 (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111905/per-capita-msw-generation-bc-canada/
BC Provincial Government, Per capita municipal solid waste disposal in British Columbia, Canada in 2017 (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111905/per-capita-msw-generation-bc-canada/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Per capita municipal solid waste disposal in British Columbia, Canada in 2017 (in kilograms) [Graph], BC Provincial Government, April 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111905/per-capita-msw-generation-bc-canada/