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That would be hard to measure, but I'm sure if we all started cremating our dead the environmental cost would go up significantly. I found a list [1] of cremati
by creep 8y ago
That would be hard to measure, but I'm sure if we all started cremating our dead the environmental cost would go up significantly. I found a list [1] of cremation rate by country. For quite a few countries, the majority of people cremate their dead (religious reasons, usually), but there's still a minority elsewhere.
I think the freezing and shaking method sounds pretty good in terms of environmental cost.
1.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cremation_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cremation...
- folli 8y agoWhy would the environmental cost of cremation be higher than of burying? The required land for a cemetery alone has a huge environmental cost.
- creep 8y agoI said it was hard to measure, not that the cost is greater. I don't know if it is or isn't.
- Udik 8y ago> freezing and shaking method sounds pretty good in terms of environmental cost. Freeze dried? I'd be glad to have an instant version of myself- two teaspoons in hot water, stir, and you can chat with your dead uncle for an hour or so. That is, until the jar is empty.