This statistic displays the percentage of households that are composting their waste in Canada as of 2011, by education level. During this year, some 67 percent of households with a university education reported that they composted waste. The rate of composting has increased across Canada.
Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by education level*
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Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by education level*
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* Composted kitchen and/or yard waste.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, EnviroStats - Composting by households in Canada, July 2013, page 5, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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