Best Buy’s goal is to keep electronics out of landfills. Environmental Handling Fees (EHFs), sometimes known as eco-fees, help cover the cost associated with the safe and responsible recycling of end-of-life electronics through regulated recycling programs. EHFs are often administered by provincially-approved recycling programs and are not government taxes.

What kinds of products have an EHF?

New products: Most products with an electronic component are subject to an EHF, such as TVs, desktop and portable computers, computing accessories, printers, speakers, cameras, phones, and much more. For more information, including which products EHFs are applied to, please see your provincial section below.

Open Box products: These products also qualify for an EHF because they are like-new products going into the market and therefore carry an EHF to fund the electronics collection and recycling program for when it’s their time to be recycled.

Refurbished products: Whether a refurbished product is exempt from an EHF depends on the provincial jurisdiction.

How much is the EHF?

The EHF varies by product and province. Depending on the province, EHFs may be set by a recycling program, the brand owner, or a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) that is managing the collection, transportation, public education, and recycling of obsolete products.

Where EHFs are included, they are charged based on the transacting store location for in-person purchases or your shipping address for online transactions. For more information, including which products EHFs are applied to, please see your provincial section below.

Where do EHFs go?

Customer-paid EHFs are passed through to the programs’ PRO to fund the costs of collection, transporting, recycling, and consumer education.  

Who should I contact for more information?

Please contact your provincial recycling program or regulator for more information. You can find links to provincial programs below.

Alberta

• Electronics: Alberta Recycling Management Authority

British Columbia

• Electronics and Small Appliances: EPRA – British Columbia
• Batteries: Call2Recycle - British Columbia
• Major Appliances: MARR
• Lighting: PCA -British Columbia
• Outdoor Power Equipment: OPEIC

Manitoba

• Electronics: EPRA – Manitoba
• Batteries: Call2Recycle - Manitoba
• Lighting: PCA -Manitoba

New Brunswick

As mandated by the government of New Brunswick, an Environmental Handling Fee (EHF) is included in the price of qualifying products. Best Buy makes it easy to see the EHF amount by listing the total price, the original price, and the EHF.

You'll see this price breakdown in the following places:

• Online: Cart Items page, Checkout page, Reservation Details page, and the Delivery Options page.  Please note, in the online invoice (which you can download from your Order History page), the EHF is included in the total price and is not listed separately.

• In store: Store shelf tag and your purchase receipt.

The EHF policy for New Brunswick only applies to products sold in New Brunswick Best Buy stores or online purchases that are shipped to a New Brunswick address.

• Electronics: EPRA – New Brunswick

• Batteries: Call2Recycle – New Brunswick

Newfoundland

• Electronics: EPRA - Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

• Electronics: Northwest Territories Electronics Recycling Program

Nova Scotia

• Electronics and Small Appliances: EPRA - Nova Scotia
• Batteries: Call2Recycle - Nova Scotia
• Lighting: PCA -Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Currently, end-of-life electronic products stewardship programs are not regulated in Nunavut.

Ontario

The electronics recycling program in Ontario is now under the regulation of the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act. Consumers can drop off end-of-life electronics for free recycling at drop off locations. To fund collection and recycling of eligible products, producers of electronics can include the cost in the price of their product or indicate a recycling fee separately on the product at time of purchase.

For more information, please visit the following pages:

• Electronics: EPRA – Ontario
• Batteries: Call2Recycle – Ontario

Prince Edward Island

• Electronics and Small Appliances: EPRA - PEI
• Batteries: Call2Recycle – PEI
• Lighting:PCA -PEI

Québec

As mandated by the government of Quebec, the presentation of an Environmental Handling Fee (EHF) or ecofee is included in the price of qualifying products. This policy only applies to products sold in Quebec Best Buy stores or online purchases that are shipped to a Quebec address.

EHFs on electronics and batteries

Best Buy makes it easy to see the EHF amount by listing the total price, the original price, and the EHF. You'll see this price breakdown in the following places:

• Online: Cart Items page, Checkout page, Reservation Details page, and the Delivery Options page.  Please note, in the online invoice (which you can download from your Order History page), the EHF is included in the total price and is not listed separately.

• In store: Store shelf tag, and your purchase receipt.

For more details about the Quebec EHF program, and on electronic and batteries recycling, please visit the following pages:

• Electronics: EPRA – Québec
• Batteries: Call2Recycle – Québec
• Lighting: PCA -Québec

Ecofees on home appliances

Ecofees are included in the price of new household appliances and are not listed separately, as per government compliance requirements. The ecofees on home appliances vary based on type of product and are used to fund the recovery and reclamations activities in Quebec.

• Major Appliances: Go Recycle

Saskatchewan

• Electronics: EPRA – Saskatchewan
• Batteries: Call2Recycle – Saskatchewan

Yukon Territory

• Electronics & Small Appliances: Recycle Yukon Electronics