How do you dispose of empty cigarette lighters?   

I have always thrown them in the trash. They're pretty much empty of lighter fluid by the time you go to throw it out, and even if they are pierced, there needs to be a spark in order for it to catch fire. I'm sure if it were considered a hazardous waste I would have heard of that by now.

i just throw cigarette lighter on thrash. i am not a smoker too but that question of yours is very knowlegeable. i will keep an eye on the response of your topic so i can have some idea on how to dispose cigarette lighter. have a great day

Well, I assume it is safe since they are disposable and they are empty....never thought much about it. Usually when I throw mine out they are out of butane...so I don't worry about all that.

We don't use lighter so that is no concern.
But we do use matches for lighting candles. We have an old jar with a lid that we put the matches in so they won't smolder and catch anything on fire. After the jar is full we dump it out.
The matches are cold so its all good.

You know im not sure. We are not smokers but we do use a lighter for candles. We will just throw ours in the fire outside when empty or broken. Sometimes it will explode but its small and hurts no one. Probly not the right way but its our way lol.

I just throw them in the trash. I actually had one shatter in my pocket and freaked a lil bit. But so many people told me it's no big deal and that it wont even smell like anything and sure enough just an hour later i took my jeans off and smelt the inside of my pocket and it didnt smell any different. I highly doubt is a danger to throw them in the garbage.

We do not have trash pick up. Whatever cannot be recycled goes in the burn barrel outside. I rarely use lighters, so it is not really an issue for me, but when I finish off an aerosol can I puncture it before throwing it in so it does not explode.

I normally use refillable lighters, but I have used disposable lighters in the past. When I do, I try my best to make sure they are thoroughly spent. I guess there could be some residual butane in them but as soon as it comes into contact with open air it dissipates almost immediately, so I doubt there is much environmental harm.
Also, there is no chance of it starting a fire unless someone threw a full lighter in the trash.
As for environmental hazards, the plastic issue will always be a problem, but as long as we purchase everything disposable, that's just going to keep getting worst. Its not just smokers causing this problem.

Cheers, Tianna

When I smoked I always threw them in the trash. They won't burn unless you throw them into a fire. I've even had mine on the dash of my car in the sun. They would evaporate but never burn or explode or anything.

Just put them in the trash, that all my hubby does. He never had a problem doing that. Been doing that for years.