• Volume of waste disposal Canada by source 2018

The volume of residential waste disposal in Canada amounted to 10.85 million metric tons in 2018. Throughout this period, the volume of non-residential waste disposal has outweighed residential waste disposal. The province of Ontario disposes the greatest volume of waste in Canada.

Volume of waste disposal in Canada from 2004 to 2018, by source (in million metric tons)

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2004 to 2018

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

Note: Residential non-hazardous waste disposal includes solid waste produced by all residences and includes waste that is picked up by the municipality (either using its own staff or through contracting firms), and waste from residential sources that is self-hauled to depots, transfer stations and disposal facilities.

Non-residential non-hazardous solid waste are those wastes generated by all sources excluding the residential waste stream. These include: industrial materials, which are generated by manufacturing, and primary and secondary industries, and is managed off-site from the manufacturing operation; commercial materials, which are generated by commercial operations, such as, shopping centres, restaurants, offices, and others; and institutional materials which are generated by institutional facilities, such as, schools, hospitals, government facilities, seniors homes, universities, and others. These wastes also include construction, renovation and demolition non-hazardous waste, also referred to as DLC (demolition, land clearing and construction waste). These refer to wastes generated by construction, renovation and demolition activities. It generally includes materials, such as, wood, drywall, certain metals, cardboard, doors, windows, wiring, and others. It excludes materials from land clearing on areas not previously developed as well as materials that include asphalt, concrete, bricks and clean sand or gravel.