Funding
Product Care Recycling is an industry funded not-for-profit. The Manitoba paint 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.
Paint and Paint Aerosol Products
| EHFs prior to April 1, 2024 | Current EHFs | |
| 100 ml – 250 ml | $0.20 | $0.35 |
| 251 ml – 1 L | $0.25 | $0.45 |
| 1.01 – 5 L | $0.60 | $1.00 |
| 5.01 – 23 L | $1.50 | $2.50 |
| Aerosol paint (any size) | $0.25 | $0.45 |