Waste diversion rate
waste.diverted_tonnes divided by its base, expressed as a percentage.
total · 2021
- Highlands East68.6%
- Algonquin Highlands28.5%
- Dysart et al22.7%
- Minden Hills21.4%
3.2× between the largest and the smallest.
What these figures carry
- Diverted tonnes over diverted plus disposed tonnes. Municipalities differ in whether they report tonnage collected, tonnage received at their own sites, or both, so this is comparable over time within a municipality more safely than between them.
- Built from FIR Schedule 80D, which is self-reported and unaudited. Check the QA page for frozen series before comparing municipalities.
Which way is better
Higher is better. Waste kept out of landfill, which is the stated objective of every waste policy in the county.
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