Does your household participate in the following environmental practices?

Elementary students
Practice Don’t know No Yes
  %
Recycling metals cans 31.8 16.8 51.3
Recycling plastic 10.5 7.2 82.3
Recycling paper 11.0 10.4 78.6
Composting 22.7 27.9 49.4
Using compact fluorescent lightbulbs 28.3 11.7 60.1
Source: Census at School Canada, 2011/2012.

 

Secondary students
Practice Don’t know No Yes
  %
Recycling metals cans 18.7 20.5 60.8
Recycling plastic 5.2 8.3 86.5
Recycling paper 6.5 16.0 77.5
Composting 10.7 43.9 45.5
Using compact fluorescent lightbulbs 18.8 12.7 68.5
Source: Census at School Canada, 2011/2012.