Solid waste diversion and disposal
The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Solid waste diversion and disposal indicators report on the total quantity and the quantity per person of non-hazardous solid waste diverted and disposed by municipal governments and businesses in the waste management industry. The waste diversion rate by source (residential and non-residential) and the types of materials diverted are also reported. Tracking trends in solid waste diversion and disposal helps us understand how waste management and recycling programs are working. It also provides a measure of how efficiently Canadians use their resources, which have implications for the natural environment. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.
Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
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Solid waste diversion and disposal – EnglishHTMLEnglish guide HTML
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Solid waste diversion and disposal – FrenchHTMLFrench guide HTML
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Data sources and methods – EnglishHTMLEnglish guide HTML
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Data sources and methods – FrenchHTMLFrench guide HTML
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Solid waste diversion and disposal, Canada, 2002 to 2020 – English (1.74 kB)CSVEnglish dataset CSV