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options Consider your final gift to Earth: a green burial

There are greener ways to dispose of your body after you die than traditional burials and fire cremations.

Over the past decade, with the rise in concerns about sustainability, combined with a desire to be part of nature or laid to rest in a natural setting, more people are considering the environmental impact of their bodies once they die.

For instance, it’s reported that one traditional cremation sees about 245kg of carbon emissions generated.

Traditional burials also have negative environmental consequences as the chemicals used in the embalming process can leak out and pollute the

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