PACIFIC, MO. (KTVI) – A Pacific, MO manufacturer is at the center of big changes coming to St. Louis area gas stations.

The plastic sleeves that cover gas pump nozzles will soon be a thing of the past. That’s because newer cars manage to capture fumes that the plastic covers were designed to trap.

Husky Corporation boasts of designing the only “all-in-one” product that allows gas stations to switch from the plastic covered nozzles to the traditional ones that will soon return.

Brad Baker is the company’s executive vice president. He says existing St. Louis area gas stations can make the switch beginning March 15. New gas stations start using the conventional pumps now.