• In efforts to combat plastic waste, Continental Tire will no longer procure and distribute single-use plastic tire bags and will opt for reusable bags.

Mississauga, ON. — November 17^th, 2022. Following suit from grocery and retail stores, the use and application of plastic tire bags will be no more for Continental Tire Canada. In compliance with the government ban on single-use plastics, set for December 20^th, 2022, Continental Tire Canada will stop procurement of single-use tire bags on December 1^st, 2022. It will offer a new solution with reusable bags made from recycled materials in the first quarter of 2023. Earlier this year, the Government of Canada released a report on plastic pollution. They found that an estimated 3 268 kt of the 4 667 kt of plastic that entered the Canadian market in 2016 were discarded as waste.

Sustainability is anchored in the foundation of Continental Tire's values and continues to drive the economy's ongoing transformation towards a healthy ecosystem for sustainable mobility and industries. The tire mogul has developed pioneering technologies and proprietary services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and goods since 1871. With the goal of becoming the world's leading tire company, the company places emphasis on environmental and social responsibility. A key aspect of Continental's environmental strategy is to make business sustainable at all levels.