Although Retire Your Ride has ended there are still ways that you can reduce your environmental impact.

There are some places in Canada where transit is not available and a car is a necessity. By recycling your 1995 or older vehicle and purchasing a 2004 or newer model, you are:

• Producing up to 19 times less smog-forming emissions than previously
• Ensuring that the oil, gasoline, refrigerants, mercury switches and tires from your retired vehicle do not end up in our landfills, air or water supply

Replacement Vehicle? Compare your vehicle with others to reduce your fuel cost and GHG emissions.

Canada is not the ideal place to ride a bike all year long. By recycling your 1995 or older vehicle, using your bicycle on warmer days and taking transit on the colder ones, you are:

• Saving between $525-$900 per month on vehicle operating costs
• Losing up to 13 lbs your first year by riding your bike
• Reducing smog-forming emissions

You may be in a situation where you live in an urban centre, walk to work and get around by transit, but still need a car for a few hours each week. By recycling your 1995 or older vehicle and enrolling in a Car Share membership or renting a car, you could:

• Always drive a new, well-maintained, potentially more fuel-efficient vehicle
• Stop worrying about daily parking
• Help to decrease over 1 tonne of CO2 emissions per year

If you live in an urban centre where transit is available, by recycling your 1995 or older vehicle and buying a monthly transit pass, you could:

• Save between $525 and $900 per month on vehicle operating costs
• Receive a transit pass tax credit
• Share in the efficiency of public transit. Taking a typical city bus during rush hour, saves 70,000 litres of fuel and reduces smog-forming pollutants by nine tonnes a year