• Landfill diversion through recycling British Columbia 2012

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This statistic displays the volume of waste that has been diverted in British Columbia from 2004 to 2012. In 2008, some 1.51 million metric tons of material was diverted from entering the waste stream. The amount of waste generated in Canada has increased, however, recycling rates have also increased across most of the country.

Volume of waste materials diverted in British Columbia from 2004 to 2012 (in metric tons)*

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September 2015

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Canada

Survey time period

2004 to 2012

Supplementary notes

* This information covers only those companies and local waste management organizations that reported non-hazardous recyclable material preparation activities and refers only to that material entering the waste stream and does not cover any waste that may be managed on-site by a company or household. Additionally, these data do not include those materials transported by the generator directly to secondary processors, such as, pulp and paper mills while bypassing entirely any firm or local government involved in waste management activities.

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