LCBO BAGS
1994–2008
When the LCBO’s stock of plastic runs out for good this summer, booze buyers will have to settle for paper or BYO. It seems the promise of a sustained planet outranks our right to freakishly durable polyethylene, but that doesn’t mean we won’t get weepy every time we need the perfect place to stash a wet bathing suit.

SUVs
1963–2008
Once the great hope of U.S. automakers and the preferred mode of transport for private school parents, these gas-guzzling, bankbook-busting road hogs are going the way of the Edsel. Suddenly driving an assault vehicle equipped for Operation Desert Storm seems a little ridiculous. Or maybe it always did.

PESTICIDES
1946–2007
Last year, city bylaws forced Torontonians to put down the poison for good. Since then, sales of faux grass have gone up (brown and patchy didn’t catch on), while certain suspiciously lush and green expanses leave little doubt that a thriving black market is supplying lawn-lusty Bridle Pathers with their chemical fix.

BOTTLED WATER
On life-support
A treasured 1980s status symbol, disposable water bottles are the fur coats of the new millennium. And if the threat of being paint-bombed hasn’t inspired you to jump off the bottle bandwagon, a future with no teeth might: dentists preaching the pros of fluoridated tap water are among those putting Evian into early retirement.

TWINKLING SKYLINE
TBD
If such recent lights-off initiatives as Earth Hour and Energy Conservation Week are any indication, our city may soon be turning to the dark side. The Royal York, Rogers Centre and city hall have all flicked off in the name of green. Even the CN Tower’s nightly psychedelic light show is energy efficient (if totally tacky).