Options for your hereafter
My theme today is alternate burial/cremation choices
#4 caught my attention on this list:
2025 Trends in Funerals & Cremations
4. Water cremation
Also called alkaline hydrolysis or flameless cremation, water cremation is considered by some to be a gentler end-of-life option than the fire associated with traditional cremation. Just as with traditional cremation, you’ll receive your loved one’s ashes to memorialize, keep at home or scatter. "
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/memorial-services/planning-a-celebration-of-life/trends
Green burial is an alternative to 6' under in a vault.
Three types of cemeteries are certified by the GBC*:
hybrid, an area within a conventional cemetery where burial occurs without a concrete vault, chemical embalming, and with a biodegradable container,
natural, where all three elements are employed in a cemetery dedicated to natural burial, and
conservation, where a land trust entity preserves land that is in part used for burial.
https://www.greenburialcouncil.org/
Last link on alternatives to a cemetery burial.
Human composting: "the body is moved into a composting vessel in the adjacent building and surrounded with wood chips, alfalfa, and straw to start the 30-40 day process."
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/22/1240080757/the-ultimate-green-burial-human-composting-lets-you-replenish-the-earth-after-de
