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Water use Chart 49: Per capita water consumption per Water Consumption
litre per day Windsor, 2008-2013
Despite our ready access to fresh water via the
Great Lakes, water is still a precious commodity. The 700
amount of water consumed in our region has been
declining from 580 litres per capita per day to 472 600
litres per capita per day. This decline can partially be
attributed to conservation efforts at a local level while 500
population declines across our region have reduced
base load demand.lxx 400
300
200
100
0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: W ater Consumption Indicator. Environmental Master Plan.
Note: This value is the total amount consumed in Windsor,
Tecumseh and LaSalle.
Household waste and recycling
How much and how often we put out our garbage Of the household waste that is collected a portion of
in our community has a dramatic impact on the it is recycled. Each year over 28,000 tons of residential
environment. Gone are the days when we could recycling has been collected from the curbside in
frivolously throw everything into the trash and watch it communities across Essex County. Waste diversion is
be hauled off to the landfill. When compared to other measured as the percentage of waste material diverted
communities, Windsor has modestly higher rates of from landfills or incinerators to recycling, composting,
residential solid waste. It disposed of 0.62 of a tonne or repurposing. The region’s waste diversion rate has
of waste in 2013 compared to 0.51 and 0.53 tonnes been hovering around 36% since 2010. In 2010 the
collected in London and Hamilton respectively. Solid average waste diversion rate in Ontario was 45% and
waste disposal rates have remained steady over time. it increased to 47.2% in 2013, well below the provincial
average of 36 percent.lxxi
Chart 50: T onnes of Solid Waste Disposed per Chart 51: Residential Recycling Program
Residential Household 2010-2013 Tonnage 2010-2013.
Windsor London Hamilton City of Windsor County of Essex
0.7 14,400
14,200
0.6 14,000
13,800
0.5 13,600
13,400
0.4 13,200
0.3
0.2
0.1 2010 2011 2012 2013
0 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: O ntario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative. Source: E ssex Windsor Solid Waste Authority. Residential Waste
(Accessed 2015-04-20) Diversion Report. (Accessed on 2015-04-10). Note: County of
Essex include all communities but City of Windsor. Comparable
data was not available for other communities.
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
Water use Chart 49: Per capita water consumption per Water Consumption
litre per day Windsor, 2008-2013
Despite our ready access to fresh water via the
Great Lakes, water is still a precious commodity. The 700
amount of water consumed in our region has been
declining from 580 litres per capita per day to 472 600
litres per capita per day. This decline can partially be
attributed to conservation efforts at a local level while 500
population declines across our region have reduced
base load demand.lxx 400
300
200
100
0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: W ater Consumption Indicator. Environmental Master Plan.
Note: This value is the total amount consumed in Windsor,
Tecumseh and LaSalle.
Household waste and recycling
How much and how often we put out our garbage Of the household waste that is collected a portion of
in our community has a dramatic impact on the it is recycled. Each year over 28,000 tons of residential
environment. Gone are the days when we could recycling has been collected from the curbside in
frivolously throw everything into the trash and watch it communities across Essex County. Waste diversion is
be hauled off to the landfill. When compared to other measured as the percentage of waste material diverted
communities, Windsor has modestly higher rates of from landfills or incinerators to recycling, composting,
residential solid waste. It disposed of 0.62 of a tonne or repurposing. The region’s waste diversion rate has
of waste in 2013 compared to 0.51 and 0.53 tonnes been hovering around 36% since 2010. In 2010 the
collected in London and Hamilton respectively. Solid average waste diversion rate in Ontario was 45% and
waste disposal rates have remained steady over time. it increased to 47.2% in 2013, well below the provincial
average of 36 percent.lxxi
Chart 50: T onnes of Solid Waste Disposed per Chart 51: Residential Recycling Program
Residential Household 2010-2013 Tonnage 2010-2013.
Windsor London Hamilton City of Windsor County of Essex
0.7 14,400
14,200
0.6 14,000
13,800
0.5 13,600
13,400
0.4 13,200
0.3
0.2
0.1 2010 2011 2012 2013
0 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: O ntario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative. Source: E ssex Windsor Solid Waste Authority. Residential Waste
(Accessed 2015-04-20) Diversion Report. (Accessed on 2015-04-10). Note: County of
Essex include all communities but City of Windsor. Comparable
data was not available for other communities.
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
