This statistic displays the percentage of households that are composting their waste in Canada as of 2011, by dwelling type. During this year, some 56 percent of households living in a duplex reported that they composted waste. The rate of composting has increased across Canada.
Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by dwelling type*
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StatCan. (July 7, 2013). Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by dwelling type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488152/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-dwelling-type/
StatCan. "Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by dwelling type*." Chart. July 7, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488152/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-dwelling-type/
StatCan. (2013). Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by dwelling type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488152/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-dwelling-type/
StatCan. "Distribution of Households That Compost in Canada in 2011, by Dwelling Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488152/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-dwelling-type/
StatCan, Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by dwelling type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488152/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-dwelling-type/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by dwelling type* [Graph], StatCan, July 7, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488152/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-dwelling-type/