The Bite:
Over your dead body they will, if you go with eco-burial. Toxic chems and non-eco coffins might be typical graveyard fare, but for Biters who wanna rest easier, eco-burial's the natural way to go.
Are chems gonna disrupt your eternal sleep?
09.13.2007
Submitted by tmeronek on Thu, 09/13/2007 - 12:08am.
The Benefits:
- A less-toxic legacy. Eco-burials don't involve embalming, which uses chems like formaldehyde that are absorbed by the soil and stick around for years.
- Bigger inheritances for the kids. Eco-burials can cost less than half the price of a standard burial, so your loved ones won't be buried in debt when you're gone.
- Death becomes you. Beautiful, biodegradable caskets and shrouds made from eco-friendly materials are a great alternative to those made with processed, varnished wood from threatened tree species, such as mahogany.
Personally Speaking:
A friend of Heather's asked her to be witness to his will, in which he states that he wants his body (and these are his words) "to be laid in the forest to be scavenged by wild animals."
Wanna Try:
- Green Burial Council - info about eco-burial standards and service providers, plus related articles.
- Ecopod - coffins made from 100% recycled paper.
- Uono Cocoons - glossy caskets that biodegrade in 10-15 years.
- Econatur Ecourns - funerary urns made from gelatin, mineral salts and water that biodegrade within three months.
- Eternal Reefs - concrete + your cremated remains = new coral reefs.
Cocktail Fact
Keith Richards admitted to snorting his father's ashes with cocaine (but later retracted the statement).
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters opt for an eco-burial, we'll avert enough toxic embalming fluid to fill 102 average-sized caskets.
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