The program is funded by “recycling fees” applied to the sale or supply of new mercury-containing lamps on a per-unit sold basis since October 1, 2012. These fees are paid to Product Care Association (PCA)/Association des Producteurs Responsables (APR) by the program members (manufacturers, distributors, retailers, etc.) and are used by PCA/APR to fund all RecycFluo program costs including the collection, transportation and recycling of end-of-life products. Members have the option of “passing on” these fees to their customers, though the Québec regulation limits the use of “visible fees.”
Member “recycling fee” obligations commenced October 1, 2012.
The following table lists fee categories and rates, effective October 1, 2012 in Québec. Members should be discussing the fees and how they will be applied, reported and paid with their suppliers and/or customers. As a reminder, the Québec regulation limits the use of visible fees in the supply chain.
Light category (updated April 1st 2016) | Typical Size | Fee Per Unit |
| 1. Fluorescent tubes or UV (A or B) tubes measuring 2 feet or less | 2 feet | $0.30 |
| 2. Fluorescent tubes or UV (A or B) tubes measuring more than 2 feet and less than 4 feet | 4 feet | $0.50 |
| 3. Fluorescent tubes or UV (A or B) tubes measuring more than 4 feet | 8 Feet | $1.00 |
| 4. Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) | CFL | $0.20 |
| 5. High Intensity Discharge (HID) and Other: Includes all mercury containing HID technologies, such as High Pressure Sodium, Mercury Vapour and Metal Halide, as well as mercury containing UV-C, Germicidal, UHP replacement lamps (projector etc.), mercury containing neon replacement lamps, xenon lamps, etc. | n/a | $1.10 |
