Does your household participate in the following environmental practices?
Elementary Students
| Practice |
Yes |
No |
Don’t know |
| |
% |
% |
% |
| Recycling metal cans |
46.6 |
14.6 |
38.7 |
| Recycling plastic |
82.4 |
5.6 |
12.0 |
| Recycling paper |
78.8 |
7.9 |
13.3 |
| Composting |
59.4 |
21.3 |
19.4 |
| Using compact fluorescent lightbulbs |
38.5 |
12.8 |
48.7 |
Secondary Students
| Practice |
Yes |
No |
Don’t know |
| |
% |
% |
% |
| Recycling metal cans |
56.0 |
15.0 |
29.0 |
| Recycling plastic |
89.4 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
| Recycling paper |
82.4 |
9.4 |
8.2 |
| Composting |
63.4 |
27.1 |
9.5 |
| Using compact fluorescent lightbulbs |
50.9 |
11.4 |
37.7 |
Source: Census at School Canada, 2019-2020
