The cost of buying a small appliance has gone up as part of the expansion of the electronics recycling program to include a wider variety of items.
New fees have been added to small appliances like microwaves, toasters, irons, coffee makers and hairdryers.
The fees vary by price and appliance.
For example, a $100 microwave now has an additional fee of six dollars and 85 cents, which the provincial government taxes.
But, a $50 toaster brings just a 90 cent eco fee – also taxed by the province.
Those fees came into effect on October 1st.
The new fees are the result of a new recycling program that will see 67 centres across the province taking small appliances to be recycled.
The fees are added at the point of sale in stores to help recoup the cost of recycling the electronics.
The Electronic Products Recycling Association says that the plastics and metals in the products are broken down to use in other products down the line.