The Bite:
Over your dead body they will, if you opt for an 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?
02.27.2009
Submitted by tmeronek on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 1:12pm.
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. (Plus, most eco-burials just plain take up less physical space.)
- 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.
- 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.
Personally Speaking:
An acquaintance of Heather's asked her to be a 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 a directory of service providers.
- Ecopod - coffins made from 100% recycled paper.
- Uono Cocoons - glossy caskets have a water-based varnish and biodegrade in 10-15 years.
- Econatur Ecourns - funerary urns that biodegrade within 3 months; made from gelatin, mineral salts, and water.
- Eternal Reefs - concrete + your cremated remains = new coral reefs.
Cocktail Fact
According to animal cognition experts, elephants bury their dead under foliage and often stay with the bodies for days in mourning.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters opt for an eco-burial, we'll avert enough toxic embalming fluid to fill 102 average-size caskets.
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