Funding
Product Care Recycling is an industry funded not-for-profit. The Nova Scotia lights 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 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.
| Lamps | EHFs (per unit) | |
| Fluorescent/Induction tubes – less than or equal to 2 feet | $0.45 | |
| Fluorescent/Induction tubes – greater than 2 feet and up to or equal to 4 feet | $0.90 | |
| Fluorescent/Induction tubes – greater than 4 feet | $1.20 | |
| Compact fluorescent lights (CFL) / Screw-in induction lamps | $0.30 | |
| Light emitting diodes (LED) – bulbs | $0.30 | |
| Light emitting diodes (LED) – tubes and other | $0.65 | |
| High intensity discharge (HID), germicidal, special purpose, and other | $1.75 | |
| Incandescent / Halogen | $0.30 | |
| Lamps | EHFs prior to April 1, 2026 (per package) | EHFs effective April 1, 2026 (per unit) |
| Miniature bulb package (per-package)¹ | $0.30 | Replaced with the small lamps product subcategory below |
| Small lamps¹ | – | $0.05 |
| String lights (removable lamps)² ≤ 50 lamps 51 to 100 lamps > 100 lamps | Individual lamps reported under lamp type category | $1.50 $2.50 $3.50 |
| Removable lamps sold in/with products³ 1 lamp 2 to 3 lamps 4 to 5 lamps 6 to 10 lamps 11 to 25 lamps > 25 lamps | Individual lamps reported under lamp type category | $0.30 $0.60 $0.75 $0.90 $1.35 $1.50 |
¹ The miniature bulb package product subcategory has been replaced by the small lamps product subcategory as of April 1, 2026.
² The string lights product subcategories have been added as of April 1, 2026.
³ The removable lamps product subcategories have been added as of April 1, 2026.