While sitting in your ’02 Mustang, you see a little 2007 Prius driving next to you.

It’s so eco-friendly and your car is such an eco-hazard, wouldn't it be great if there was something you could do to make your current car safer for the environment?

Look no further then the new eco-conscious craze, the hybrid car. Such cars like the Toyota Prius are getting 46 miles per gallon, according to HybridCars.com.

"I would love to get a hybrid if they weren't so expensive and kinda slow," said Sean Stull, who owns a Nissan Altima.

Most people don't own hybrids, which is today’s problem. However, there are some measures people can take on the cars they do own to help the environment as well as save money on gas.

According to Tim Calusine, an auto expert at Checker Auto Parts, “getting premium gas for your car is actually worth the price. Premium gas actually burns slower, which will give you better fuel economy and makes the gases evaporate better as well."

Calusine said premium gas can improve your gas mileage by around 10 percent. This not only results in better gas mileage, but the gases burned are safer for the environment too.

Kurt Bradley, a service adviser at Sun Devil Auto, said oil and coolants in cars are recyclable, which Calusine confirmed.

"If you are a do-it-yourself type of person and do your own oil changes, you can bring in your old oil to a Checkers and we will recycle your old oil for you," Calusine said.

Checkers sends its recycled oils to Saftey-Kleen where the oil is then put through a few tests, including a chemical test, Calusine said. The oil is then filtered off and the leftover good oil is recycled, eventually making its way back into city vehicles.

Bradley said that at Sun Devil Auto workers collect all the old liquids in the car during an oil change.

"We send the oil and old coolants to Safer Recycling, and they burn it off into different reusable fluids,” said Bradley, who added that it’s important to keep your oil filters clean because a dirty one will hurt gas mileage and damage the car.

Calusine added it’s important for people to check their own oil and to recycle everything they can.

Recycle Steel states that oil filters are made of steel, which is a recyclable material. The site says recycled oil filters can be turned into all sorts of practical steel instruments used in everyday life.

According to Recycle Steel, "recycling all the filters sold annually in the US would recover about 160,000 tons of steel or enough to make 16 new stadiums the size of Atlanta's Olympic Stadium, which holds 85,000 people."

Tires play a big role in the environment as well. Keeping tires properly pressurized can benefit vehicles, particularly by maintaining or improving gas mileage.

It also will help keep your tires in better condition, which will help them last longer.

All gas stations will provide air, although some charge, and it's always a good idea to have a tire gauge in your car.

"I go to QT (Quick Trip) gas stations to fill up my tires all the time because it's free, and I know my car runs best when they are filled," Stull said.

Calusine recommends getting a cold air intake for your car, as well as an intercooler, which will help with airflow. The more airflow in your engine, the better the combustion, which helps improve your fuel intake and increases your fuel economy.

He added that letting your engine warm up by running idle for three minutes before driving will help with fuel economy as well, something he feels is obvious that nobody seems to do.

"Things seem to be going in the right direction and there are all kinds of new technologies that are being invented," Bradley said, "but for now we can only do so much."