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Garbage to the landfill per person

Public, not open-licensedArea: Capital Region Calendar year 2025 · Where this covers

330 kg per person a year

Getting better

Was 338 kg in 2024 and 400 kg in 2021. CRD target: 250 kg or less

Source: Capital Regional District, 2025 · Full source

What it measures

Kilograms of garbage per resident sent to the Hartland landfill in the year, next to the target in the region’s adopted solid waste plan.

Why it matters

Less garbage means the landfill lasts longer and fewer resources are wasted.

Over time

Line chart, 5 periods from 2021 to 2025. Garbage to the landfill per person: starts at 400 kg (2021), ends at 330 kg (2025); highest 405 kg (2022), lowest 330 kg (2025). Every value is in the table.0 kg200 kg400 kg600 kg20212022202320242025400 kg405 kg382 kg338 kg330 kg2021: 400 kg2022: 405 kg2023: 382 kg2024: 338 kg2025: 330 kg

The scale starts at 0 kg. Tap, hover or drag along the chart to see each value.

How we decided “getting better”

A lower number means less garbage per person went to the landfill. The target is the CRD's own adopted target. 330 kg per person in 2025, compared with 338 kg in 2024 and 400 kg in 2021. The CRD's adopted solid waste plan sets a target of 250 kg or less by the end of the plan's tenth year. The rules.

Source

Period
Calendar year 2025
Licence
Public data, not under an open licence. Used with attribution. Agency’s terms of use
Updated by agency
Annually (CRD progress report); latest release not stated
Retrieved
Nov 11, 2026, 1:23 AM B.C. time

Source: Capital Regional District, Solid Waste Management Plan progress report. Public document, used with attribution; not endorsed by the publisher.

Text checked in the agency’s document

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  • per capita disposal rate reported in 2025 is 330 kg per capita
  • per capita disposal rate target is 250 kg or less
  • 2021 432,062 173,899 -1,013 172,886 400
  • 2022 439,950 183,397 -5,107 178,290 405
  • 2023 455,092 179,075 -5,100 173,975 382
  • 2024 464,934 168,055 -10,866 157,189 338
  • 2025 455,283 152,447 -2,006 150,441 330
Show the numbers as a table
Garbage to the landfill per person, Capital Region (newest first)
PeriodValue
2025330 kg
2024338 kg
2023382 kg
2022405 kg
2021400 kg

Keep in mind

  • Covers the whole Capital Region, not only the City of Victoria.
  • Material diverted to recycling or beneficial use is not counted as disposal.

Where this covers

Area: Capital Region

The Capital Regional District: 13 municipalities and 3 electoral areas, including the Southern Gulf Islands and Salt Spring Island.

Included

  • The 13 municipalities: Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Langford, Colwood, Highlands, Metchosin, Sooke, Central Saanich, North Saanich, Sidney
  • The 3 electoral areas: Juan de Fuca (including East Sooke, Jordan River and Port Renfrew), Salt Spring Island, and the Southern Gulf Islands (Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna)
  • First Nations reserve lands within the region

Not included

  • Communities north of the Malahat, such as the Cowichan Valley, Duncan and Nanaimo

Official definition

How the agency describes it: Capital Regional District (whole region).

Connected to: Households and businesses, Regional (CRD solid waste plan), Municipal (collection). This is a label, not a judgement.

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