This statistic displays the percentage of households that are composting their waste in Canada as of 2011, by income level. During this year, some 56 percent of households with an annual income between 40,000 to 59,999 Canadian dollars reported that they composted waste. The rate of composting has increased across Canada.
Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by income level*
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StatCan. (July 7, 2013). Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by income level* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488162/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-income-level/
StatCan. "Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by income level*." Chart. July 7, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488162/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-income-level/
StatCan. (2013). Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by income level*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488162/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-income-level/
StatCan. "Distribution of Households That Compost in Canada in 2011, by Income Level*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488162/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-income-level/
StatCan, Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by income level* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488162/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-income-level/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Distribution of households that compost in Canada in 2011, by income level* [Graph], StatCan, July 7, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488162/share-of-households-that-compost-in-canada-by-income-level/