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1. Top five
Stats
AUGUST 2014 WASTE MANAGEMENT
25 million tonnes
of non-hazardous waste
were disposed in Canada in 2010
residential waste decreased
by 1% to 9.3 million tonnes
non-residential waste decreased
by 6% to 15.6 million tonnes
in Canada between 2008 and 2010
there are over
32,000 full-time workers
in the waste management industry
Operating revenues for businesses
in the waste management industry
in Canada totalled almost
$6.0 billion
in 2010
Waste management
is one of the most
dangerous industrial activities
potential hazards include
struck by vehicles
hepatitis & other infections
crushed by equipment
Canada's oil sands industry
is the largest solid waste producer
in Canada
which generated
645 million tonnes of tailings
from surface mining operations
in 2008
P R SOURCES: E S E N T E D B Y
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16f0023x/16f0023x2013001-eng.pdf
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-201-x/2012000/part-partie4-eng.htm
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16f0023x/2013001/part-partie1-eng.htm
http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2005/09/a-dangerous-business.html
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-201-x/2012000/part-partie2-eng.htm