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Waste
The greenhouse gases in this category are the on-site emissions from disposal of waste, as well as, waste or wastewater treatment. Sources of these emissions include landfilling of solid waste, flaring of landfill gas, treatment of liquid waste and waste incineration. (1)
Although waste accounted for only 4.9% of Manitoba's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2005, it has been increasing rapidly since 1990. The 2005 level is 64% higher than it was in 1990 and has gone from 3% of Manitoba's total in 1990 to almost 5% in 2005. (2)
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In 2000, Manitoba’s waste generation rate was
1,007
kg per capita and our disposal rate was
819
kg per capita. This means we had a 19% recycling rate. (National average was about 21% in 2004)
In 2004, Canadian households and businesses generated more than 31 million tonnes of non-hazardous solid waste in 2002. This amounts to about 1 tonne per person.
Households alone produced 38% of these waste materials, on average 382 kg for each Canadian.
21% of all waste materials were diverted from disposal to be recycled or composted, up slightly from revised 2000 levels. The remainder, about 24 million tonnes, was either placed in a landfill or incinerated. (3)
