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Prince Edward Islanders and British Columbians are Canada’s “best recyclers”

Blue Box, Recyclable, Waste Diversion / John Mullinder

The people of Prince Edward Island and British Columbia are the “best recyclers” in Canada and “Newfies” and Manitobans the worst, according to PPEC’s analysis of the latest data from Statistics Canada. The average Canadian recycles 255 kilograms of stuff a year, the equivalent of about 11 heavy suitcases. The data covers the industrial, commercial, and […]

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Canadians are dumping more, and less, at the same time!

Recyclable, Uncategorized / John Mullinder

Call us multi-taskers. According to the latest waste disposal data from Statistics Canada, Canadians dumped 25.1 million tonnes of waste in 2014, a million tonnes more than we did 12 years ago. So on that score, Canada’s waste pile is growing. Not good news. But because there are 13% more of us now than there

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Paper recycling represents 40% of Canada’s waste diversion

Organics, Paper Recycling, Waste Diversion / John Mullinder

A recent Statistics Canada report on household e-waste reveals some interesting diversion data on other materials. Paper, for example, represented 40% of what was diverted in Canada from both residential and non-residential sources in 2012. Paper recycling has increased by about 8% since 2002. The diversion of organics has really jumped, however, and now represents

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