Does your household participate in the following environmental practices?

 

Elementary Students

Practice Yes No Don’t know
% % %
Recycling metal cans 47.8 15.9 36.2
Recycling plastic 83.3 6.1 10.6
Recycling paper 78.9 9.3 11.8
Composting 51.6 25.4 23.0
Using compact fluorescent lightbulbs 48.0 12.1 39.9

 

Secondary Students

Practice Yes No Don’t know
% % %
Recycling metal cans 58.9 19.2 22.0
Recycling plastic 85.4 7.8 6.8
Recycling paper 79.2 13.1 7.7
Composting 46.2 41.4 12.4
Using compact fluorescent lightbulbs 56.8 13.3 30.0

 

Source: Census at School Canada, 2015-2016