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.
| Domestic Pesticides | EHFs effective April 1, 2025 (per unit) |
| Domestic Pesticides – Less than 0.01 L or Kg | $0.11 |
| Domestic Pesticides – 0.01 L to 0.89 L or Kg | $3.30 |
| Domestic Pesticides – 0.90 L to 1.79 L or Kg | $6.60 |
| Domestic Pesticides – 1.80 L to 10.0 L or Kg | $13.20 |
| Domestic Pesticides – pressurized containers (680 ml or g or less) | $3.30 |
| Flammables | EHFs effective April 1, 2025 (per unit) |
| Flammables – 0.75 L or Kg or less | $0.33 |
| Flammables – 0.751 L to 1.00 L or Kg | $0.55 |
| Flammables – 1.01 L to 2.00 L or Kg | $1.10 |
| Flammables – 2.01 L to 4.00 L or Kg | $2.20 |
| Flammables – 4.01 L to 10.00 L or Kg | $5.50 |
| Flammables – pressurized containers (75 ml or g or less) | $0.11 |
| Flammables – pressurized containers (76 – 200 ml or g) | $0.55 |
| Flammables – pressurized containers (201 – 680 ml or g) | $1.10 |
| Gasoline – per station | $49.50 |
| Non-Refillable Fuel Cylinders (Physically Hazardous) – per unit (680 ml or g or less) | $3.30 |
| Toxics | EHFs effective April 1, 2025 (per unit) |
| Toxics – 0.75 L or Kg or less | $0.33 |
| Toxics – 0.751 L to 1.00 L or Kg | $0.55 |
| Toxics – 1.01 L to 2.00 L or Kg | $1.10 |
| Toxics – 2.01 L to 4.00 L or Kg | $2.20 |
| Toxics – 4.01 L to 10.00 L or Kg | $5.50 |
| Toxics – pressurized containers (75 ml or g or less) | $0.11 |
| Toxics – pressurized containers (76 – 200 ml or g) | $0.55 |
| Toxics – pressurized containers (201 – 680 ml or g) | $1.10 |
| Corrosives | EHFs effective April 1, 2025 (per unit) |
| Corrosives – 0.75 L or Kg or less | $0.33 |
| Corrosives – 0.751 L to 1.00 L or Kg | $0.55 |
| Corrosives – 1.01 L to 2.00 L or Kg | $1.10 |
| Corrosives – 2.01 L to 4.00 L or Kg | $2.20 |
| Corrosives – 4.01 L to 10.00 L or Kg | $5.50 |
| Corrosives – pressurized containers (75 ml or g or less) | $0.11 |
| Corrosives – pressurized containers (76 – 200 ml or g) | $0.55 |
| Corrosives – pressurized containers (201 – 680 ml or g) | $1.10 |
