This statistic displays the percentage of households that composted their waste in Canada as of 2011, by type of compost. In 2011, about 45 percent of households in Canada composted their kitchen waste. Moncton, Nova Scotia was one of the first cities to implement a composting program, a wet/dry waste separate program in 1999 with a weekly collection schedule.
Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by type
* Percentage of households with a lawn or garden.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, EnviroStats - Composting by households in Canada, July 2013, page 3, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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