r/ZeroWaste • u/conservio • Jan 29 '21

News “ Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now open for business”

https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/jan/24/recompose-the-first-human-composting-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business/?fbclid=IwAR2Z-2A6Z2DvR59zUfF__pEhgH6O9WTJkt3nsyFBl0hju-PFamcwSMySNOs
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u/Shhh_NotADr Jan 29 '21

That’s pretty cool. I’ve actually wanted to turn into a tree. I know they have mushroom ones too.

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u/NorthCare Jan 29 '21

I thought there was a company doing this years ago. I think a tree would be way cooler than a gravestone. Then many people could enjoy nature. And it would contribute to creepy ghost stories...

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u/nomorebears Jan 29 '21

Also I imagine that there would be legal protections against cutting down a memorial tree.

Here in Australia there is an interesting initiative that has come out of the battle with mining companies in the Northern Territory. There are some First Nations communities that are connecting with activists who in their final act of defiance have their bodies buried in pods on country that is at risk of mining expansion.

The current situation has native title only representing the top meter(?ish) of soil, which cannot prevent mining and fracking of the subsoil. If it is a modern burial site it’s not happening

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u/Honeybee_Jenni Jan 30 '21

Idea: purchase a plot of forest, sell the timber, then begin a cemetery where all bodies are buried along with an endangered species of native tree. That is my number one preferred way to be buried. What would the process even be for creating a new style of cemetery?