3 ways to get rid of a dead body
Leta Keane (she/they)
3 ways to get rid of a dead body
3 ways to
get rid of
a dead
body
green
return
to the earth
- Leta
- they/she
- Future dead person
- Not particularly macabre
- Likes the planet a lot
- Interested in
not being a butthead
Good Death
Green burial
1.
Professionals
Embalming
eternal rest under a grass lawn in a vault and sealed casket
Family + Community
Embalming
eternal rest under a grass lawn in a vault and sealed casket
Family + Community
Non-invasive care
eternal rest under a grass lawn in a vault and sealed casket
Family + Community
Non-invasive care
Eternal rest in a cemetery but not sealed up to turn into person-soup
Family + Community
Non-invasive care
Eternal rest but just, like, in the woods or a meadow somewhere
water cremation
2.
AKA aquamation
AKA alkaline hydrolysis
Isn't regular cremation already a green alternative to burial?
yes ok fine this is basically a fancy, legal version of a lye bath
Is it really green?
- uses 90% less energy than flame cremation
- doesn't emit mercury
- the resulting liquid is free of pathogens and heavy metals and can be safely used outdoors
Human composting
3.
AKA natural organic reduction
Ashes to ashes is all well and good, but maybe we could get a little more creative here
body
+ sustainably harvested plant material
+ naturally occurring microbes
+ heat
+ pressure
= soil
death can be scary.
Green Burial Council
