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One’s desire to heal the planet needn’t be stopped by death.
In Australia, a funeral company is offering the green crowd an eco-friendly coffin in which to make the final 1)exit. The boxes are made of wood fiber, 90% of which is derived from recycled materials; natural glue holds them together. Meanwhile, in the U.S., woodland 2)cemeteries are another way the funeral industry has gone green. Here are a few more paths to an environmentally correct afterlife.
Funeral by Freeze-drying
A company in Sweden offers this service, in which a body is frozen by being submerged in 3)liquid nitrogen, which makes it 4)brittle and allows it to be 5)pulverized. The remains are then freeze-dried, and placed in a shallow grave, where they turn to 6)compost, faster than they would with traditional type burials.
Sleep with the Fish
A U.S. company, Eternal Reefs, offers to put human remains in a 7)module that mimics a coral reef. The reef balls, which last 500 years, are then dropped into the ocean to create new marine habitats.
Bad Teeth,
Bad Toxins
By 2012 half of all 8)crematoria in Britain will install 9)filters to reduce emissions of 10)mercury, which is used for dental fillings. The toxic metal can cause severe pollution problems when 11)vaporized.
A Diamond Is Forever
Since 12)cremation conserves land, some companies have developed ways to reuse remains. A company called LifeGem captures carbon from burial ashes, and uses it to create shiny synthetic diamonds that can cost up to $20,000.
In Australia, a funeral company is offering the green crowd an eco-friendly coffin in which to make the final 1)exit. The boxes are made of wood fiber, 90% of which is derived from recycled materials; natural glue holds them together. Meanwhile, in the U.S., woodland 2)cemeteries are another way the funeral industry has gone green. Here are a few more paths to an environmentally correct afterlife.
Funeral by Freeze-drying
A company in Sweden offers this service, in which a body is frozen by being submerged in 3)liquid nitrogen, which makes it 4)brittle and allows it to be 5)pulverized. The remains are then freeze-dried, and placed in a shallow grave, where they turn to 6)compost, faster than they would with traditional type burials.
Sleep with the Fish
A U.S. company, Eternal Reefs, offers to put human remains in a 7)module that mimics a coral reef. The reef balls, which last 500 years, are then dropped into the ocean to create new marine habitats.
Bad Teeth,
Bad Toxins
By 2012 half of all 8)crematoria in Britain will install 9)filters to reduce emissions of 10)mercury, which is used for dental fillings. The toxic metal can cause severe pollution problems when 11)vaporized.
A Diamond Is Forever
Since 12)cremation conserves land, some companies have developed ways to reuse remains. A company called LifeGem captures carbon from burial ashes, and uses it to create shiny synthetic diamonds that can cost up to $20,000.