BC Waste Composition Studies

Updates to come in Spring 2025. We will reach out to all regional districts to ensure the most updated information. Some of the links below are for other documents that house the composition results.

Canada Wide – Municipal solid waste: statistics and trends https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-reducing-waste/municipal-solid/statistics-trends.html

National Waste Characterization Report

2023 Stats Can | Disposal of waste, by source

Statistics Canada’s Waste Management Surveys – Surveys conducted by Statistics Canada collect data from companies and municipalities that manage municipal solid waste in Canada. These surveys include:

• Waste Management Industry Survey: Business Sector
• Waste Management Industry Survey: Government Sector

• Capital Regional District | 2022 | Composition/Characterization Study
• Cowichan Valley Regional District | 2017 | Composition/Characterization Study
• Regional District of Nanaimo | 2022 | Composition/Characterization Study 
• Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District | 2019 | Composition/Characterization Study 
• Comox Valley Regional District / Strathcona Regional District | 2017 | Composition/Characterization Results
• Regional District of Mount Waddington | 2019 | Composition/Characterization Study
• Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine | Found on page 22-27 of the plan
• North Coast Regional District | 2022 | Waste composition details within the SWMP 
• Central Coast Regional District | 2017 | Found on page 13 of the plan
• qathet Regional District | 2022 | Composition/Characterization Study
• Sunshine Coast Regional District | 2023 | Composition/Characterization Study 
• Squamish-Lillooet Regional District | 2022 | Composition/Characterization Results
• Metro Vancouver Regional District | 2022 | Composition/Characterization Study 
• Fraser Valley Regional District | 2016 | Found on page 37 of the plan
• Cariboo Regional District | 2019 | Found on page 19-21 of the plan
• Regional District of Bulkley–Nechako | 2022 | Found on page 10-11 of the plan
• Peace River Regional District | 2018 | Composition/Characterization Study 
• Regional District of Fraser–Fort George | 2023 | Composition/Characterization Study
• Thompson–Nicola Regional District | 2018 | Found on page 16-19 of the plan
• Columbia–Shuswap Regional District | 2023 | Found on slides 42-44
• Regional District of North Okanagan | 2021 | Composition/Characterization Study 
• Regional District of Central Okanagan | 2020 | Found on pages 9-11 of the plan
• Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen | Done in 2021 | No information posted on the web
• Regional District of Kootenay Boundary | 2019 Found on page 10-13 of this report
• Regional District of Central Kootenay | 2023 | Composition/Characterization Study
• Regional District of East Kootenay | 2018 | Composition/Characterization Study