Four in five Ontarians support or somewhat support provincial funding being made available to waste and recycling operators; Vast majority thinks it is urgent or somewhat urgent to address landfill capacity. (Waste to Resource Ontario/Nanos)

Four in five Ontarians (82%) would support (49%) or somewhat support (33%) the province providing economic funding for waste and recycling organizations to invest in equipment, infrastructure and workforce development, as is available for other industries such as automotive and manufacturing. Only about one in ten (12%) Ontarians would somewhat oppose (seven per cent) or oppose (five per cent) such investments being made available to recycling operators and six per cent of respondents were unsure.

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 501 Ontarians, 18 years of age or older, between December 30th, 2024 and January 5th, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey.

The margin of error for this survey is ±4.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The research was commissioned by Waste to Resource Ontario and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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