Why the intermediate step of cremation? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/smarter-living/green-funeral-burial-environment.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03

Why the intermediate step of cremation? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/smarter-living/green-funeral-burial-environment.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/smarter-living/green-fune... > Here is what Americans put in the ground each year through traditional burials: 20 million feet of wood, 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluids, 1.6 million tons of reinforced concrete, 17,000 tons of copper and bronze, and 64,500 tons of steel, according to the Green Burial Council. > Green burials eliminate much of this waste by leaving out almost all of those materials; most bodies are simply wrapped in shrouds made from a biodegradable material like cotton and placed in the ground. And although cremations often have the reputation as being an eco-friendly option, they tend to have an outsize carbon footprint. The article goes on to mention http://www.letyourlovegrow.com/ http://www.letyourlovegrow.com/ , which sounds similar to The Living Urn, and http://www.eternalreefs.com/ http://www.eternalreefs.com/ , "which hold cremated remains in an underwater cement ball and create new marine habitats for fish and other sea life."