Waste management Transport and secondary packaging

2020

Used transport and secondary packaging collected in 2020¹
Type of packaging	Total quantity collected	Destination
	Total quantity collected	sorting facilities (in-house and external)	recovery operators (including scrap merchants)
	1,000 tonnes
1: Including sales packaging collected from commercial and industrial final consumers. 2: Including non-separately collected packaging.
Packaging for non-hazardous filling goods made of:
Glass	214.0	159.6	54.5
Paper and board	2,946.1	1,234.0	1,712.0
Metals	48.8	23.9	24.9
Ferrous metals	40.4	19.4	21.1
Aluminium	2.5	1.3	1.2
Other scrap metal, metal composites	5.8	3.2	2.6
Plastics	329.9	135.0	195.0
Wood	526.1	208.1	318.0
Composites	58.1	39.7	18.4
Other materials²	608.8	418.1	190.7
Subtotal	4,731.8	2,218.3	2,513.6
Packaging for hazardous filling goods	13.2	5.8	7.4
Total	4,745.0	2,224.0	2,521.0

As at March 16, 2022

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2019

Used transport and secondary packaging collected in 2019¹
Type of packaging	Total quantity collected	Destination
	Total quantity collected	sorting facilities (in-house and external)	recovery operators (including scrap merchants)
	1,000 tonnes
1: Including sales packaging collected from commercial and industrial final consumers. 2: Including non-separately collected packaging.
Packaging for non-hazardous filling goods made of:
Glass	210.9	173.6	37.3
Paper and board	3,054.2	1,367.7	1,686.5
Metals	59.1	26.5	32.6
Ferrous metals	46.6	21.4	25.3
Aluminium	3.6	1.1	2.4
Other scrap metal, metal composites	8.9	4.0	4.9
Plastics	349.2	155.2	194.1
Wood	550.0	193.6	356.4
Composites	58.6	37.2	21.3
Other materials²	596.9	423.9	173.0
Subtotal	4,879.0	2,377.7	2,501.3
Packaging for hazardous filling goods	15.4	5.2	10.2
Total	4,894.3	2,382.9	2,511.4

As at April 12, 2021

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2018

Used transport and secondary packaging collected in 2018¹
Type of packaging	Total quantity collected	Destination
	Total quantity collected	sorting facilities (in-house and external)	recovery operators (including scrap merchants)
	1,000 tonnes
1: Including sales packaging collected from commercial and industrial final consumers. 2: Including non-separately collected packaging.
Packaging for non-hazardous filling goods made of:
Glass	162.3	132.8	29.5
Paper and board	2,999.5	1,312.9	1,686.7
Metals	64.3	31.0	33.2
Ferrous metals	50.9	25.5	25.4
Aluminium	3.2	2.2	1.0
Other scrap metal, metal composites	10.2	3.4	6.8
Plastics	331.9	149.8	182.0
Wood	544.4	189.2	355.3
Composites	56.8	34.4	22.4
Other materials²	656.6	486.0	170.6
Subtotal	4,815.9	2,336.2	2,479.7
Packaging for hazardous filling goods	21.9	10.5	11.4
Total	4,837.8	2,346.7	2,491.1

As at April 16, 2020

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2017

Used transport and secondary packaging collected in 2017¹
Type of packaging	Total quantity collected	Destination
	Total quantity collected	sorting facilities (in-house and external)	recovery operators (including scrap merchants)
	1,000 tonnes
1: Including sales packaging collected from commercial and industrial final consumers. 2: Including non-separately collected packaging.
Packaging for non-hazardous filling goods made of:
Glass	225.2	196.4	28.9
Paper and board	3,107.6	1,302.9	1,804.6
Metals	71.7	24.0	47.7
Ferrous metals	49.8	20.9	28.9
Aluminium	3.4	1.5	1.9
Other scrap metal, metal composites	18.5	1.6	16.9
Plastics	329.1	146.8	182.3
Wood	495.8	163.3	332.4
Composites	69.5	37.0	32.5
Other materials²	569.0	376.6	192.4
Subtotal	4,867.8	2,247.0	2,620.8
Packaging for hazardous filling goods	12.5	2.0	10.4
Total	4,880.3	2,249.0	2,631.3

As at April 3, 2019

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2016

Used transport and secondary packaging collected in 2016¹
Type of packaging	Total quantity collected	Destination
	Total quantity collected	sorting facilities (in-house and external)	recovery operators (including scrap merchants)
	1,000 tonnes
1: Including sales packaging collected from commercial and industrial final consumers. 2: Including non-separately collected packaging.
Packaging for non-hazardous filling goods made of:
Glass	110.2	47.3	62.9
Paper and board	3,174.6	1,428.4	1,746.2
Metals	84.1	37.5	46.6
Ferrous metals	68.7	29.3	39.4
Aluminium	7.0	4.6	2.4
Other scrap metal, metal composites	8.4	3.6	4.8
Plastics	349.4	147.1	202.3
Wood	483.3	162.3	321.0
Composites	75.5	59.2	16.3
Other materials²	558.0	338.1	219.9
Subtotal	4,835.0	2,219.9	2,615.2
Packaging for hazardous filling goods	12.7	2.4	10.3
Total	4,847.8	2,222.3	2,625.5

As at April 10, 2018

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2015

Used transport and secondary packaging collected in 2015¹
Type of packaging	Total quantity collected	Destination
	Total quantity collected	sorting facilities (in-house and external)	recovery operators (including scrap merchants)
	1,000 tonnes
1: Including sales packaging collected from commercial and industrial final consumers.
Packaging for non-hazardous filling goods made of:
Glass	101.8	78.9	22.9
Paper and board	3,095.5	1,375.9	1,719.6
Metals	92.3	49.5	42.8
Ferrous metals	77.0	40.0	37.0
Aluminium	7.4	5.8	1.6
Other scrap metal, metal composites	7.9	3.7	4.3
Plastics	336.4	159.6	176.8
Wood	473.4	146.3	327.1
Composites	83.0	64.7	18.3
Other materials	615.3	374.0	241.3
Subtotal	4,797.8	2,248.9	2,548.9
Packaging for hazardous filling goods	9.7	2.8	7.0
Total	4,807.5	2,251.7	2,555.8

As at February 17, 2017

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2014

Used transport and secondary packaging collected in 2014¹
Type of packaging	Total quantity collected	Destination
	Total quantity collected	sorting facilities (in-house and external)	recovery operators (including scrap merchants)
	1,000 tonnes
1: Including sales packaging collected from commercial and industrial final consumers.
Packaging for non-hazardous filling goods made of:
Glass	114.9	80.0	35.0
Paper and board	2,859.3	1,201.9	1,657.5
Metals	81.2	26.5	54.7
Ferrous metals	63.1	19.5	43.6
Aluminium	5.9	4.2	1.7
Other scrap metal, metal composites	12.2	2.8	9.4
Plastics	319.6	138.7	180.9
Wood	421.9	112.5	309.4
Composites	69.4	56.5	12.9
Other materials	481.0	270.2	210.8
Subtotal	4,347.4	1,886.3	2,461.1
Packaging for hazardous filling goods	8.5	1.7	6.8
Total	4,355.9	1,888.1	2,467.9

As at July 14, 2016

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2013

Used transport and secondary packaging collected in 2013¹
Type of packaging	Total quantity collected	Destination
	Total quantity collected	sorting facilities (in-house and external)	recovery operators (including scrap merchants)
	1,000 tonnes
1: Including sales packaging collected from commercial and industrial final consumers.
Packaging for non-hazardous filling goods made of:
Glass	113.2	72.2	41.0
Paper and board	3,120.0	1,310.7	1,809.2
Metals	74.4	24.0	50.4
Ferrous metals	61.7	18.6	43.1
Aluminium	4.7	3.5	1.1
Other scrap metal, metal composites	8.0	1.9	6.1
Plastics	410.1	219.2	190.9
Wood	438.8	102.4	336.4
Composites	72.2	61.0	11.2
Other materials	599.3	295.6	303.7
Subtotal	4,828.0	2,085.2	2,742.8
Packaging for hazardous filling goods	19.2	1.7	17.5
Total	4,847.2	2,086.9	2,760.3

As at February 25, 2016

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2012

Used transport and secondary packaging collected in 2012¹
Type of packaging	Total quantity collected	Destination
	Total quantity collected	sorting facilities (in-house and external)	recovery operators (including scrap merchants)
	1,000 tonnes
1: Including sales packaging collected from commercial and industrial final consumers.
Packaging for non-hazardous filling goods made of:
Glass	81.0	37.4	43.6
Paper and board	2,804.3	1,102.4	1,701.8
Metals	74.7	20.3	54.4
Ferrous metals	62.9	15.8	47.2
Aluminium	4.3	2.4	1.9
Other scrap metal, metal composites	7.5	2.1	5.3
Plastics	299.1	128.2	170.9
Wood	479.3	177.2	302.0
Composites	62.8	53.7	9.1
Other materials	445.9	276.4	169.4
Subtotal	4,246.9	1,795.7	2,451.2
Packaging for hazardous filling goods	12.3	5.5	6.8
Total	4,259.2	1,801.2	2,458.0

As at February 25, 2016

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