About Waste Canada

This website is dedicated to making information about waste in Canada accessible to the public. Have you ever wondered…

• What happens to your garbage after you throw it out?

• How much of the garbage in your province/territory is actually being recycled or composted?

• How much of the trash in Canada comes from households or industries?

• How many landfills are still active in Canada?

This website is a resource for anyone who wants to get answers to these types of questions and to get more familiar with how the issue of waste is handled in Canada.

Please refer to our “Waste Glossary” (link) to learn some basic vocabulary as you navigate our “Waste data” (link) and “Canada’s waste” (link) sections.

All the information we provide is gathered from reputable sources such as Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, and academic peer-reviewed research.

Contact information: (email)