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Personally, I'm an organ donor and donating my body to science. I don't care what happens to it when I'm gone.
What do they do with it once "used"? I know, search it, but it's a morbid topic I'd rather read no more about than possible.
People are long-lived apex predators, wouldn't this have a heavy metal problem? Tuna and other apex predators tend to be dangerous to eat due to the buildup of pollutants inside them, and they don't live nearly as long or eat nearly as much as a human.
Maybe it's still better to have the heavy metals concentrated into a small area rather than dispersed with smoke.
There is a place like that near where I live in Canada, your remains gets transformed into a fertilizer and a small tree is planted right above it. I already specified it in my will to go for such a solution or in the same vein, as long as it remain as eco-friendly as possible. I really like the idea of having a tree with my name on it, instead of a tombstone.
There is a growing debate as to whether it is better to incinerate (cremate) for energy generation/offsetting, because the output can be more effectively filtered/separated. (One must of course plant organic matter to offset CO2 output).
This is why many European countries incinerate their waste to reduce risk of disrupting the land.
Personally, I'm an organ donor and donating my body to science. I don't care what happens to it when I'm gone.
What do they do with it once "used"? I know, search it, but it's a morbid topic I'd rather read no more about than possible.
The introduction of cremation and the establishment of the first necropolis' in Paris (I think) and London was a huge social advance. Being able to talk openly and frankly about modes of interment, the recognition of a growing class of atheists, deists but not christians, a migrant population created many new states. London had a special railway line to the cemetary, and you got black-lined ticket to ride the coffin-…
Thankfully there's a good choice of natural and forest burials in the UK now. Surprisingly it can be the cheaper option. Actual composting is but a small step from there... Burial at sea used to be another natural option. A body sewed into sail canvas, weighted with rocks (or cannon balls), which continued beyond WW2. Now it's a whole damn full size coffin, and regulations for the minimum amount of weight bolted to i…
People are long-lived apex predators, wouldn't this have a heavy metal problem? Tuna and other apex predators tend to be dangerous to eat due to the buildup of pollutants inside them, and they don't live nearly as long or eat nearly as much as a human.
[1] Sandra Pritzkow et al. "Grass plants bind, retain, uptake, and transport infectious prions." Cell Reports (2015). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4449294/
People are long-lived apex predators, wouldn't this have a heavy metal problem? Tuna and other apex predators tend to be dangerous to eat due to the buildup of pollutants inside them, and they don't live nearly as long or eat nearly as much as a human.
And a potential prion problem as well. Plants grown in prion-contaminated soil can absorb prions, and animals who subsequently eat the plants can become infected. [1] And while composting might be enough to destroy most infectious diseases, it certainly isn't enough to denature prions. [1] Sandra Pritzkow et al. "Grass plants bind, retain, uptake, and transport infectious prions." Cell Reports (2015). https://www.ncb…
There is a place like that near where I live in Canada, your remains gets transformed into a fertilizer and a small tree is planted right above it. I already specified it in my will to go for such a solution or in the same vein, as long as it remain as eco-friendly as possible. I really like the idea of having a tree with my name on it, instead of a tombstone.
Even better if it's a fruit tree.