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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StatCan. (October 22, 2020). Volume of waste disposal in Canada from 2004 to 2018, by source (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484211/waste-disposal-volume-canada-by-source/
StatCan. "Volume of waste disposal in Canada from 2004 to 2018, by source (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484211/waste-disposal-volume-canada-by-source/
StatCan. (2020). Volume of waste disposal in Canada from 2004 to 2018, by source (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484211/waste-disposal-volume-canada-by-source/
StatCan. "Volume of Waste Disposal in Canada from 2004 to 2018, by Source (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484211/waste-disposal-volume-canada-by-source/
StatCan, Volume of waste disposal in Canada from 2004 to 2018, by source (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484211/waste-disposal-volume-canada-by-source/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Volume of waste disposal in Canada from 2004 to 2018, by source (in million metric tons) [Graph], StatCan, October 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/484211/waste-disposal-volume-canada-by-source/