Funding
Product Care Recycling is an industry funded not-for-profit. The Manitoba household hazardous waste program is funded entirely by Environmental Handling Fees (EHFs) remitted to Product Care by its industry members. The fees are utilized for collection, transportation, recycling and safe disposal of returned products, as well as program administration and communication.
The Environmental Handling Fees may be displayed as a separate charge by vendors, sometimes described as an eco-fee, environmental handling fee, or recycling fee on the receipt.
The Environmental Handling Fee is part of the price of regulated products and therefore subject to applicable sales taxes. While the taxes are remitted to the government, the fee itself is not remitted to the government.
Please note that EHFs are charged by units.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Products
Flammables | EHFs prior to April 1, 2024 | Current EHFs |
| 750 ml or less | $0.05 | $0.15 |
| 751 ml – 1 L | $0.10 | $0.25 |
| 1.01 – 2 L | $0.20 | $0.50 |
| 2.01 – 4 L | $0.40 | $1.00 |
| 4.01 – 10 L | $1.00 | $2.50 |
Toxics | EHFs prior to April 1, 2024 | Current EHFs |
| Less than 750 ml or g | $0.05 | $0.15 |
| 0.751 – 1L or kg | $0.10 | $0.25 |
| 1.01 – 2L or kg | $0.20 | $0.50 |
| 2.01 – 4L or kg | $0.40 | $1.00 |
| 4.01 – 10L or kg | $1.00 | $2.50 |
Corrosives | EHFs prior to April 1, 2024 | Current EHFs |
| Less than 750L or kg | $0.05 | $0.15 |
| 0.751 – 1L or kg | $0.10 | $0.25 |
| 1.01 – 2L or kg | $0.20 | $0.50 |
| 2.01 – 4L or kg | $0.40 | $1.00 |
| 4.01 – 10L or kg | $1.00 | $2.50 |
Flammable liquids and toxics/corrosives aerosols | EHFs prior to April 1, 2024 | Current EHFs |
| 1 – 75 ml | $0.01 | $0.05 |
| 76 – 200 ml | $0.05 | $0.25 |
| 201 ml and over | $0.10 | $0.50 |
Household pesticides | EHFs prior to April 1, 2024 | Current EHFs |
| Less than 100 ml or g | $0.01 | $0.05 |
| 100 – 890 ml or g | $0.60 | $1.50 |
| 0.90 – 1.79 L or kg | $1.20 | $3.00 |
| 1.80 – 10 L or kg | $2.40 | $6.00 |
Gasoline (per station) | EHFs prior to April 1, 2024 | Current EHFs |
| Per month | $11.25 | $22.50 |
Physically Hazardous | Current EHF | EHF effectiveJuly 1, 2024 | EHF effectiveApril 1, 2025 |
| Per unit | $0.50 | $1.00 | $1.50 |
