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Add Recycling and Disposal Fees to Shopify Products

Transparently charge recycling and disposal fees for mattresses, electronics, TVs, tires, paint, batteries, and other products that require special end-of-life handling. Magical Fees makes it easy to add mandatory recycling surcharges at checkout.

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Below we cover what recycling fees means for Shopify merchants, how Magical Fees & Tariffs handles the setup, and links to setup guides and detailed articles.

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Recycling Fees: Recycling fees fund the collection and responsible disposal of products like mattresses, electronics, and batteries. They are required in many U.S. states and EU countries under extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws. Each jurisdiction sets mandated amounts per product category. Merchants must collect the correct fee and remit it to the designated recycling programs.

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Watch how Magical Fees & Tariffs handles recycling fees on a live Shopify store.

How to Add Mattress Recycling Fees to Shopify

How it works

Getting recycling fees running with Magical Fees & Tariffs takes just a few steps.

Install Magical Product Fees

Install Magical Product Fees from the Shopify App Store and activate the free trial to begin configuring fees on your store.

  1. 1

    Install from the Shopify App Store

    Visit the Magical Product Fees listing on the Shopify App Store and click "Add app" to install it on your store. The free trial gives you time to configure and test before committing.

  2. 2

    Open the app and add a fee

    From your Shopify admin, go to Apps and open Magical Fees. Click "Add fee" to open the template catalog, or click "Create custom fee" to build one by hand.

  3. 3

    Pick a template or a method

    Templates come with the statutory amount and wording filled in; confirm which products they cover and activate. For a custom fee, choose the Function Method (recommended for most stores), the Everywhere Method (no theme setup, works across every channel), or the Block Method (fees as separate line items).

How to Add Recycling Fees on Shopify

Add recycling fees to your Shopify store in three steps: install Magical Fees, activate the recycling template for your jurisdiction or create a custom fee, then target the products and test.

  1. 1

    Install Magical Product Fees

    Install Magical Product Fees on your Shopify store. The free trial gives you time to configure your fees and test before committing.

  2. 2

    Activate a recycling template or create a custom fee

    Click "Add fee" and open the template for your program (California, Oregon, or Rhode Island mattress recycling; California battery fees). Pick the collection that holds those products and click "Activate fee". For programs without a template, click "Create custom fee" and enter the mandated amount per product category.

  3. 3

    Test with a sample order

    Assign the recycling fee rules to the relevant products, place a test order in the applicable region, and verify the recycling fee appears correctly at checkout.

Further reading

Dive deeper with step-by-step guides and detailed articles about recycling fees.

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How to charge mattress recycling or disposal fees with Magical Fees

To charge a mattress recycling or disposal fee, you’ll want to set up a fixed fee for specific products or collections. Here’s how: 1.

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Fee schedules & compliance

Recycling Fees covers 8 regulations across 2 countries with 53 jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction has its own fee amounts and rules.

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