Funding
Funding
Alberta’s HSP program is funded by Environmental Handling Fees (EHFs) remitted by Product Care’s industry members, based on their unit sales of obligated products in/into the province. Fees cover the costs for running the program, including collection, transportation, and processing, as well as program administration and consumer education costs.
Some retailors or vendors may opt to display the fee as a separate charge or line item on receipts. Because EHFs are part of the price of regulated products, they are subject to applicable sales taxes. While taxes are remitted to the government, the fee itself is not.
| Flammables | Current EHFs (per unit) | |
| Liquids or solids – 750 mL or g or less | $0.33 | |
| Liquids or solids – 751 mL or g to 1.00 L or kg | $0.55 | |
| Liquids or solids – 1.01 to 2.00 L or kg | $1.10 | |
| Liquids or solids – 2.01 to 4.00 L or kg | $2.20 | |
| Liquids or solids – 4.01 to 10.00 L or kg | $5.50 | |
| Pressurized containers – 1 to 75 m L or g | $0.11 | |
| Pressurized containers – 76 to 200 m L or g | $0.55 | |
| Pressurized containers – 201 m L to 680 mL or g | $1.10 | |
| Windshield washer fluid – 0.01 L to 4.00 L | $0.60 | |
| Windshield washer fluid – 4.01 L to 10.00 L | $1.20 | |
| Flammables | Current EHFs (per unit) | EHFs effective April 1, 2026 (per unit) |
| Non-refillable fuel cylinders – 680 mL or g or less¹ | $3.30 | Replaced with the below subcategories |
| Non-refillable fuel cylinders – Less than 100 mL or g | – | $1.10 |
| Non-refillable fuel cylinders – 100 to 349 mL or g | – | $2.20 |
| Non-refillable fuel cylinders – 350 mL to 680 mL or g | – | $3.30 |
¹The non-refillable fuel cylinders product subcategory has been divided into three product subcategories as of April 1, 2026.
No changes to Gasoline EHFs in 2026.
| Gasoline | Current EHFs (per station) |
| Per month | $49.50 |
No changes to Toxics EHFs in 2026.
| Toxics | Current EHFs (per unit) |
| Liquids or solids – 750 mL or g or less | $0.33 |
| Liquids or solids – 751 mL or g to 1.00 L or kg | $0.55 |
| Liquids or solids – 1.01 to 2.00 L or kg | $1.10 |
| Liquids or solids – 2.01 to 4.00 L or kg | $2.20 |
| Liquids or solids – 4.01 to 10.00 L or kg | $5.50 |
| Pressurized containers – 1 to 75 m L or g | $0.11 |
| Pressurized containers – 76 to 200 m L or g | $0.55 |
| Pressurized containers – 201 m L to 680 mL or g | $1.10 |
| Windshield washer fluid – 0.01 L to 4.00 L | $0.60 |
| Windshield washer fluid – 4.01 L to 10.00 L | $1.20 |
No changes to Corrosives EHFs in 2026.
| Corrosives | Current EHFs (per unit) |
| Liquids or solids – 750 mL or g or less | $0.33 |
| Liquids or solids – 751 mL or g to 1.00 L or kg | $0.55 |
| Liquids or solids – 1.01 to 2.00 L or kg | $1.10 |
| Liquids or solids – 2.01 to 4.00 L or kg | $2.20 |
| Liquids or solids – 4.01 to 10.00 L or kg | $5.50 |
| Pressurized containers – 1 to 75 m L or g | $0.11 |
| Pressurized containers – 76 to 200 m L or g | $0.55 |
| Pressurized containers – 201 m L to 680 mL or g | $1.10 |
No changes to Domestic pesticides EHFs in 2026.
| Domestic pesticides | Current EHFs (per unit) |
| Liquids or solids – Less than 0.01 L or kg | $0.11 |
| Liquids or solids – 0.01 to 0.89 L or kg | $3.30 |
| Liquids or solids – 0.90 to 1.79 L or kg | $6.60 |
| Liquids or solids – 1.80 to 10.00 L or kg | $13.20 |
| Pressurized containers – 680 mL or g or less | $3.30 |