Aquamation: The Green Way To Dispose Of Bodies?

Yahoo! News:

Since climate change has piqued the world's environmental awareness, it has become clear that death, despite being the most natural of processes, is bad for the environment. [...]

In Australia, one company has recently started to sell a greener alternative. Aquamation Industries claims to be the first in the world to offer its unique answer to a cheaper, more carbon-neutral method of body disposal.

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Comments

[redmaple]

12:28 AM on 10/05/2010

Ban all embaument liquid. Bury au natural. Naked in a hole.

[Genders]

01:51 PM on 10/04/2010

You can Bio Char my corpse, generate electricity and fuel in a carbon negative way. Soylant Oil is People!

[jer9848]

01:16 AM on 10/03/2010

Just put me on the compost pile and cover me with leaves.

[LittleMittens]

12:14 PM on 10/02/2010

For 30 years I have been questioning the validity of justifying cemeteries. This bizarre ritual of preserving dead shells, then acquiring a permeant space to store it. What will happen as population increases? How will it impact the land, soil, water table?

[ramal]

12:06 PM on 10/01/2010

I think that a green burial is best in every aspect: cost; the environment; ease and simple dignity.

[TexasDem0]

11:46 AM on 10/01/2010

When I’m gone, take whatever spare parts that can be recycled and donate them. -- Just make SURE I’m done with them first.-- Donate the rest to science or medicine. Take whatever is left and bury it for fertilizer, dump it in the ocean for fish food, or turn it into Soylent Green, whichever has the least impact and most benefit.

[MagicalPossibilities]

11:17 PM on 10/01/2010

I agree with you 100%. Just don't embalm my body with chemicals or pollute the air by burning me. Hopefully by the time I'm ready to go there will be better, greener alternatives.