There exists different ways to do an ecological burial. There is a product called Eco-Pod for this purpose and other options are possible as well. The difficulty is to find an eco-friendly cemetery that will provide a service that creates the least impact. They are rare but as demand grows hopefully we'll see more. The important thing is to talk to your family about the way you would like your body to be handled after your death, for example, I don't wish to have any preservetives put in my body and I would prefer that my loved ones plant a tree in my memory instead of having a headstone. Hopefully the funeral industry will catch up to my green dream before it's my time to go...
There exists different ways
There exists different ways to do an ecological burial. There is a product called Eco-Pod for this purpose and other options are possible as well. The difficulty is to find an eco-friendly cemetery that will provide a service that creates the least impact. They are rare but as demand grows hopefully we'll see more. The important thing is to talk to your family about the way you would like your body to be handled after your death, for example, I don't wish to have any preservetives put in my body and I would prefer that my loved ones plant a tree in my memory instead of having a headstone. Hopefully the funeral industry will catch up to my green dream before it's my time to go...