Despite some modest progress over the past two decades, Canada's waste diversion efforts remain wanting: according to the Canadian government, only 27% of the country's waste is recycled, composted, or otherwise diverted from disposal. In 2022, 26.6 million tons of solid waste wound up in landfills or was incinerated—an 11% increase from 2002.

Despite some modest progress over the past two decades, Canada’s waste diversion efforts remain wanting: according to the Canadian government, only 27% of the country’s waste is recycled, composted, or otherwise diverted from disposal. In 2022, 26.6 million tons of solid waste wound up in landfills or was incinerated—an 11% increase from 2002.

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  • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    That’s how our services work Recycle and Comost weekly and Garbage every second week. Forces people to be choosy on what goes in which bin, as we get one large wheely bin for each type per home.