“Disposable” lighters are only one of the many items being made of plastic. “Trash that lasts forever” is the only phrase that can describe “disposable” plastic items. This “disposable” plastic finds its way into the ocean and collects in rotating ocean currents like the North Pacific Gyre, an area of concentrated plastic trash the size of Texas. The plastic to food ratio in this area is 6:1.

As you can see, this bird ingested several plastic “disposable” lighters along with other various plastic bottle tops and miscellaneous “disposable” plastic items. This bird died because it mistook our “disposable” plastic trash for food. Only 3.5 % of worldwide “disposable” plastic is recycled.

Zippo lighters are reliable and re-usable, a quality American made item not made of plastic. Buy a Zippo and stop using plastic “disposable” lighters and avoid buying “disposable” plastic products and packaging. It may even stop a bullet and save your life. “Disposable” plastic is the bane of our age.