Some evenings when I am just relaxing at home doing some integral calculus, I like to light a candle to help me unwind after a busy day at Engineering School.
However, I discovered that there are a few things wrong with this picture Candles are an entire topic on their own that I will cover another day -today I am going to write about lighters.
Modern permutations of the lighter are generally considered disposable and once they are empty they will likely end up in landfills to join their plastic-bag friends for an eternity of slowly photodegrading into smaller, toxic particles. An easy fix to this problem is using unbleached matches made from recycled cardboard! They are biodegradable and made from recycled material - it's a win-win situation!
Better yet, if you're the kind of person who lights a lot of candles (or, for that matter, people who choose to smoke) I think that a metal refillable "Zippo" type lighter is better than a both a BIC and matches. One lighter can literally last a lifetime as it is made with durable materials.
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