I don't know how it is in the U.S. but in Japan you're often given the option to cremate cherished objects with the deceased, things that the person in question

I don't know how it is in the U.S. but in Japan you're often given the option to cremate cherished objects with the deceased, things that the person in question loved. Relatives bring all kinds of stuff, from clothes to photographs, and anything in between. In one occasion I was witness myself of a family wanting to cremate a whole school uniform with a dead child, and they where told that was excessive, but in the end just the jacket was allowed, metal buttons and all. Most places will not check contents of a small box, bag or container with the additional material to cremate, out of privacy and respect. Who knows what kind of stuff is thrown in there, in what amounts, and with what consequences, if any.