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In Seattle, WA graveyards/cemeteries are sustainable for atleast 50 years. Most cemeteries now offer or require families purchase double depth cemetery plots. This by itself will sustain urban cemeteries for a long time. Also, cemeteries now allow up to 8 sets of ashes interred in each cemetery space. As the cremation rate in ALL major cities skyrockets up. Cremation is the way of the future. Also, a large portion of cremation families choose to scatter the ashes. A price comparison of cremation choices in Washington is Washington CremationCenters.com

This answer may contain sensitive images. Click on an image to unblur it.Human compost- the Infinity Mushroom Burial SuitThe Mushroom Death Suit (Green Burial: The Mushroom Death Suit)How many times have you heard-”There are only two certainties in life? First you have to pay taxesto the IRS and second you are going to die”. It’s a frightening reality that most of us prefer to ignore, but the truth is, every breath you take brings you one closer to your last. And afterward, you’ll leave behind only your impact on the world around you and DNA to future generations. And lets not forget your corpse.With the rise of electric cars, sustainable architecture, eco-friendly diets, composting, and countless other options, forging a sustainable life is often as easy as it is trendy. Now it’s even easy after death thanks to a bodysuit made from a decidedly old-school material: mushrooms.Modern burial practices are an environmental nightmare. Toxic chemicals from the embalming process leach into the air and soil. Caskets and burial vaults use a tonne of materials. And memorial parks clear acres of land while soaking up significant amounts of water and pesticides to keep lawns green.[1][1][1][1]For the majority, there are two options when it comes to post-life management: conventional burial or cremation. Both have downsides: If you choose to be buried, as the majority of Americans do, your body will be drained of blood and injected with a mixture of formaldehyde, methanol, and other solvents that prevent decay.[2][2][2][2]Formaldehyde is a potential human carcinogen, and can be lethal if a person is exposed to high concentrations. Its fumes can also irritate the eyes, nose, and throat. Phenol, similarly, can irritate or burn the flesh, and is toxic if ingested.[3][3][3][3] Methyl alcohol and glycerin can irritate the eyes, skin, nose, and throat. According to an article published in the Berkeley Planning Journal, more than 800,000 gallons of formaldehyde are put into the ground along with dead bodies every year in the US.[4][4][4][4] That's enough to fill one and a quarter Olympic-sized swimming pools each year.This mortuary cocktail prolongs the amount of time it takes for your body to decompose, but it will decompose eventually, and as it does, all of those toxic chemicals are leached out of you and into the earth — despite preventative measures like caskets and coffins. For a proper viewing and burial, expect to pay between $7,000 and $10,000.[5][5][5][5]Despite embalming and sealed caskets being a relatively new tradition in American burials, brought about by the high mortality of the Civil War,[6][6][6][6] society has quickly become uncomfortable with mortal decay. The 19th- century “Fisk Mummy” coffin, proclaimed to be “air tight” for protecting against decomposition, may seem like an oddity of the past with its cast-iron pod, but many coffins are still advertised with their “sealing” properties.[7][7][7][7] And large cemeteries continue to expand their massive group mausoleums where remains are suspended above the earth.Ad for the Fisk burial cases (The Cast Iron Coffin That Was Too Creepy Even for the Victorians)Conventional burials in the US every year use 30 million board feet of hardwoods, 2,700 tons of copper and bronze, 104,272 tons of steel, and 1,636,000 tons of reinforced concrete.[8][8][8][8] The amount of casket wood alone is equivalent to about 4 million acres of forest and could build about 4.5 million homes.[9][9][9][9]Burning comes with its own environmental problems. While cremation is less harsh on the environment than traditional burial, the process is still noxious. It releases nasty chemicals into the atmosphere, including carbon monoxide, fine soot, sulfur dioxide, heavy metals, and mercury emissions. from dental fillings, which are particularly concerning.[10][10][10][10] In contrast to a natural burial, in which a body is simply left to decompose in nature, cremated ashes are sterile and do not supply nutrients back into the earth.[11][11][11][11]A successful cremation requires burning remains at temperatures between 760 and 1,150 degrees Celsius for 75 minutes, releasing soot, carbon monoxide, and trace metals like mercury into the air.[12][12][12][12] Each cremation requires 28 gallons of fuel and releases of 540 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.[13][13][13][13] En masse, it’s not an insignificant amount: the Funeral Consumers Alliance estimates that 246,240 tons of carbon dioxide are released each year due to cremation[14][14][14][14] , or the equivalent of 41,040 cars.[15][15][15][15] In the UK, for example, cremation is responsible for 16 percent of the country's mercury pollution thanks to all our old dental fillings.[16][16][16][16]Alkaline hydrolysis (also known as resomation, aquamation, or biocremation), is a water-based chemical resolving process that uses an alkaline solution of potassium hydroxide combined with 300-degree Fahrenheit heat and 60 pounds of pressure per square inch to dissolve bodies in large stainless steel cylinders.[17][17][17][17]Alkaline Hydrolysis: Water Cremation and the “Ick Factor” (Alkaline Hydrolysis: Water Cremation and the “Ick Factor”)After two to three hours, the body is transformed into a sterile coffee-colored liquid the consistency of motor oil that can be safely poured down the drain, alongside a dry bone residue similar in appearance to cremated remains.[18][18][18][18] According to Resomation Ltd., the U.K.-based manufacturer of biocremation equipment, substituting ordinary cremation with alkaline hydrolysis can reduce greenhouse gas output by up to 35 percent.[19][19][19][19] It also removes the need for burial space, an important benefit, given the world’s rapidly increasing population and growing urbanization. To date, however, alkaline hydrolysis is only available in Australia and in the U.S.[20][20][20][20]While the roots of human burial date back to the Middle Paleolithic period approximately 200,000 years ago, the traditional lawn cemetery, with its flattened grass, concrete vaults, and metal plaques, originated late in the 19th century and has been a prominent human burial practice ever since.[21][21][21][21]For the majority, none of these options are ideal for those of us who care about our aftermath. But there could be a greater, and a greener, way to go, and it is comes to us from, of all places, the humble mushroom.[22][22][22][22] Hoping to take the green burial movement a step further by ensuring that the very toxins contained within the human body are not poisoning the earth into which many of us will be laid to rest, inventor Jae Rhim Lee has developed an inspiring solution: The Mushroom Death Suit.[23][23][23][23]The brain child of designers Jae Rhim Lee and Mike Ma, the Infinity Burial Suit is essentially a body suit you wear after death.[24][24][24][24] The makers say that it “cleanses the body of toxins before returning it to nature,”and the human body is full of toxins.[25][25][25][25] According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are hundreds of toxic pollutants in our bodies, including pesticides, preservatives, and heavy metals like mercury and lead.[26][26][26][26] These are not things you want leaching into the soil or groundwater. And that’s where the mushrooms come in.During development, Lee tested various types of mushrooms, which are known to clean up toxic environments,[27][27][27][27] by feeding them her own hair, skin, and nails, and selectively breeding the ones that best consumed them.[28][28][28][28] Then, she designed a body suit with thread infused with the mushroom spores. After death, the mushrooms consume both the body and the toxins within it. Basically, the suit eats you, leaving behind clean, pollutant-free compost.[29][29][29][29]The Infinity Burial Suit by Jae Rhim Lee ( Coeio's Infinity Burial Suit)The body is buried in a casket made of organic material or placed directly in dirt wearing a biodegradable suit, woven with a mix of mycelia and other micro-organisms. As the body decomposes, fungi help with decomposition, neutralize toxins in the body, and transfer nutrients back to the environment.[30][30][30][30]The suit relies on the power of mycoremediation, which is the ability for mushrooms to clean up toxic contaminants in the environment.[31][31][31][31] Lee has been training mushrooms to eat decomposing flesh that will also remediate the toxins commonly found in our bodies.[32][32][32][32] The details how mycroremediation ate as follows:The process by which mushrooms remove or eliminate toxins from the environment is called Mycoremediation. Mushrooms break down toxins in two ways. With organic toxins, mushrooms break down molecular bonds, thus neutralizing toxins or breaking the toxins down. In other cases, such as with heavy metals, the mushrooms bind the toxins through a process called chelation and in turn make the toxins innocuous. These various processes only provide positive benefits that save energy and resources, improve the soil, and enrich plant life.[33][33][33][33]It’s a weird concept, and one many people may 8be uncomfortable with. But it might help individuals come to terms with their own inevitable demise. We want to eat, not be eaten by, our food. But as one observes the mushrooms growing and digesting the body, one can imagine the Infinity Mushroom as a symbol of a new way of thinking about death and the relationship between my body and the environment.[34][34][34][34]Mushroom mycelia are woven into the suit to help decompose flesh (This Mushroom Suit Digests Your Body After You Die)After six years of development, the Infinity Burial Suit entered market in spring 2016. The first user was Dennis White, a 63-year-old suffering from primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurological disease.[35][35][35][35]“I never thought about death until I was diagnosed, and I want to go out with a bang, like I’ve lived most of my life.” White said in a documentary. “What a long, strange trip it’s been.” And for White, the trip will end shrouded in mushrooms, his body going back to the Earth.[36][36][36][36]Due to popular demand, the team also developed an Infinity Pod to help your pets' bodies return to nature as well.[37][37][37][37] Since its release, hundreds have purchased the Infinity Suit, including actor Luke Perry, who died severalweeks ago from a stroke.[38][38][38][38] The suits range in price from $1500 to upwards of $5,000.[39][39][39][39]There are a number of alternative methods to the Mushroom Suit, for those choosing to remain “green” after their death. Unlike traditional burial, natural burial (also referred to as green burial) doesn’t seek to fight the effects of decomposition, but to harmonize with them by burying the body in a way that quickly recycles it into the ecosystem.[40][40][40][40] Grave openings are prepared without the concrete vaults required for reinforcing standard graves, so the only thing in between the unpreserved body and soil is an organic fabric burial shroud or casket made from Earth-friendly material like wicker, cardboard, or bamboo.[41][41][41][41] The graves themselves are dug by hand, and it can take a team of workers two to three days to do so—as opposed to the two to three hours it takes to dig a grave with heavy machinery.Rural: A rendering of the recomposition prototype, which will be built at Washington State University (Recomposition has Been Proven Effective, Safe, and Clean in Washington)Soil scientists with the Urban Death Project, in Western Washington, are prototyping the ‘recomposition’ process on human remains, after successful trials with livestock remains.[42][42][42][42] Architect Katrina Spade proposed specially designed towers where human remains could naturally decompose and be transformed into rich soil.[43][43][43][43] The eventual plan is to build a recomposition structure for use on a metropolitan scale, creating open-plan funeral buildings where we can all decompose naturally.[44][44][44][44]First, the body is placed inside a vertical chamber layered with wood chips, similar to the way compost piles use leaves as a carbon source. Over several weeks, as the body is decomposed by bacteria, it shifts down the chamber.[45][45][45][45] Other bodies are laid on top as part of a continual process. Eventually, all that’s left is a nutrient-rich humus, ready to nourish new life.The Death Lab at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation imagined using biomass to power cemetery lights as an ephemeral tribute[46][46][46][46]. And Pia Interlandi’s Garments for the Grave are designed to decompose along with the bodies.[47][47][47][47]Two Italian designers created a burial pod that turns your body into a tree. Their project, called Capsula Mundi, aims to create eco-friendly egg-shaped burial pods that will house a body in the place of a casket.[48][48][48][48] The corpse will be placed in the fetal position within the pod and draped in a cloth of natural fibres. The team is also designing smaller versions of these pods which can inter ashes instead of a body.[49][49][49][49]Francesco D'Angelo and Adriano Del Ferro/Capsula MundiDesigners (Two Designers Want to Turn Your Body Into a Tree With These Eco Burial Pods)The biodegradable package, which will be made from potato and corn starches, would then be plunged into the ground and a tree of the deceased's chosing would be planted on top. [50][50][50][50] Over time, the mixture of microbes and nutrients from the decaying corpse would feed the tree, effectively sprouting a new organism - the perfect circle of life.If cremation is still the most cost-effective option, consider this alternative to a traditional urn. Florida-based Eternal Reefs offers to add your ashes to a concrete structure, designed to attract aquatic plants and animals when set out on the ocean floor.[51][51][51][51] Eternal Reefs’ partner, the Reef Ball Foundation, sets out artificial reefs in areas of development to encourage estuary restoration and habitat recovery.[52][52][52][52] Besides reef propagation, they are also used as breakwaters.Reef Balls allow your ashes to be used to help restore estuaries (The Eternal Reefs Story » Eternal Reefs » Living legacies that memorialize the passing of a loved one)Finally, for those seeking a simple solution are natural burial grounds, which let you go into the grave without a casket or even embalming.[53][53][53][53] An essential oil solution can be used as an alternative to formaldehyde. Plots are marked by GPS tags rather than headstones to maintain the landscape’s natural appearance. Some cemeteries and brokers facilitate conservation burial by purchasing land for the use of green burials, thereby designating it exclusively for cemetery use in perpetuity.[54][54][54][54]Conservation burials are a nice way to become one with the Earth, naturally (Guide: Finding A Green Cemetery)A big hurdle for many of these is death infrastructure — the Infinity Burial Suit, and its accompanying pet shrouds, are easiest to use in green cemeteries — as well as confusion over current laws. Burial regulations vary by state,[55][55][55][55] so that, for instance, you’re required to employ a funeral director in Alabama, while in Pennsylvania there are no such laws, making your options more complicated.Yet aside from the visceral response to the breakdown of our skin, muscles, and, eventually, bones, there’s beauty in this process of becoming part of the planet from which our consciousness has departed. Lee has been quoted saying:"For every person who uses the Infinity Burial Suit, there will be many more who witness the choice to return to the earth and to use one’s body in a beneficial way. Cumulatively, this will help create a cultural shift toward a cultural acceptance of death and our personal responsibility for environmental sustainability."[56][56][56][56]The prime appeal of a natural burial is the return of the body to a living space that isn’t full of headstones and granite. People are continually looking to create some sort of tangible legacy, which is why so much is spent on fancy coffins and tombstones. Maybe this money couldd be repurposed to provide a conservation legacy instead, providing solace for the bereaved. And then extending that, knowing it will lead to another acre of missing habitat being restored, could be the greatest legacy of all.Footnotes[1] Burying dead bodies takes a surprising toll on the environment[1] Burying dead bodies takes a surprising toll on the environment[1] Burying dead bodies takes a surprising toll on the environment[1] Burying dead bodies takes a surprising toll on the environment[2] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931544/&ved=2ahUKEwjWkt7h0YniAhUSQ6wKHeezAtgQFjAkegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw2II82NQAc9LXYN-o3RXdK0[2] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931544/&ved=2ahUKEwjWkt7h0YniAhUSQ6wKHeezAtgQFjAkegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw2II82NQAc9LXYN-o3RXdK0[2] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931544/&ved=2ahUKEwjWkt7h0YniAhUSQ6wKHeezAtgQFjAkegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw2II82NQAc9LXYN-o3RXdK0[2] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931544/&ved=2ahUKEwjWkt7h0YniAhUSQ6wKHeezAtgQFjAkegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw2II82NQAc9LXYN-o3RXdK0[3] http://Phenol [3] http://Phenol [3] http://Phenol [3] http://Phenol [4] https://ced.berkeley.edu/404.shtml [4] https://ced.berkeley.edu/404.shtml [4] https://ced.berkeley.edu/404.shtml [4] https://ced.berkeley.edu/404.shtml [5] Trends in Funeral Service[5] Trends in Funeral Service[5] Trends in Funeral Service[5] Trends in Funeral Service[6] Embalming comes in vogue during Civil War[6] Embalming comes in vogue during Civil War[6] Embalming comes in vogue during Civil War[6] Embalming comes in vogue during Civil War[7] The Cast Iron Coffin That Was Too Creepy Even for the Victorians[7] The Cast Iron Coffin That Was Too Creepy Even for the Victorians[7] The Cast Iron Coffin That Was Too Creepy Even for the Victorians[7] The Cast Iron Coffin That Was Too Creepy Even for the Victorians[8] Burying dead bodies takes a surprising toll on the environment[8] Burying dead bodies takes a surprising toll on the environment[8] Burying dead bodies takes a surprising toll on the environment[8] Burying dead bodies takes a surprising toll on the environment[9] http://The Environmental Impact of Cremation and Funerals Infographic... 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Wow! This author makes Dinesh D’Souza look like Lenin. I checked him out and he is the author of other books, and publishes articles on a prominent far right American political magazine.In this article and others, he states things which are verifiably untrue. I am not talking about opinion, which is subjective, but empirically untrue statements of fact. For example, he states:It didn’t help my cousin, who died from beriberi due to malnutrition, since the health system is reserved for Communist Party members and foreigners who will spread good news about the revolution through filmsThe health system in Cuba is available to all citizens, with payment based upon income. For the poor service is free. To state otherwise is a blatant lie. This is a verifiable fact that is not a matter of opinion.2. Here are some other far right articles he has published in the American Thinker:When a Maniac Gets His Hand on the Nuclear ButtonHow the left multiplies its definitions of sexismHow the left is multiplying its definitions of racismThe Rosenberg story never changesWhat I saw at the anti-sharia rally in TexasHow grateful are nations that get U.S. military assistance?Americans should join the anti-sharia protests across the country SaturdayPolitically Incorrect Hollywood: Some Films to seeThe US and tolerance of dictatorsSpeaking of Fake History...Is NATO Still Relevant?Advocating Warfare: The Media's Record as an EnemyA Professor Looks at the College RacketThe Left's Vicious Intolerance in ScienceWhen Will Useless Foreign Aid Spending Just End?The Very Real Differences Between Legal and Illegal ImmigrationHow to Amend the Constitution3. In another article he advocates turning colleges into vocational training programs by eliminating most of the humanities and arts and sticking to things which have practical application. In his mind, Western civilization and the history of art, literature, philosophy, music, and others are useless and should be eliminated:So what is the solution to the college racket? Simple! A slash and burn policy, wherein (1) state universities are forced to eliminate the deadwood without replacing them, (2) de-fund, i.e., do away with useless majors (all the while ignoring the screeching of “censorship!” “free speech!” and other dribble), (3) provide financial aid only for those fields where there is a demand for them and a person will earn a living, and (4) mandate that only a certain percentage of classes require textbooks (of a lower price) since the professors usually repeat in their lectures what is in the students’ textbooks.This solution is really very simple, but is this ever going to happen? Not in my lifetime.Source: A Professor Looks at the College Racket4. Getting back to his hit piece on Cuba, he puts vitriol ahead of substance, saying:Don’t Give Those Murderous Communists a ThingWhen the old, psychotic dictator finally died, I kept hearing in the news and on YouTube about all the good things about him, like he was the George Washington of Cuba, and supposedly invented athletics, and Cuba’s health care system is the best in the world. It didn’t help my cousin, who died from beriberi due to malnutrition, since the health system is reserved for Communist Party members and foreigners who will spread good news about the revolution through films like “Sicko.” Also, other countries, from Costa Rica to Switzerland, have good health care and athletics, and they did not see the need to impose dictatorship, censorship, secret police, or starvation.Anyway, Castro finally kicked the bucket and was cremated. I hope they sealed the lid on the container real good and sent it to the bottom of the ocean, to make sure he doesn’t come back from the dead, like one of those demons you hear about. However, the geriatric leadership continues with Raul Castro and his cohorts.None of this is consistent with the achievements of the communist Cuban government. By the way, hundreds of thousands of mourners passed by Castro’s casket and paid their respects. Many were crying for someone they said was like a father to them.Castro’s death shocks the worldHis funeral processionSadness of his deathCubans mourn the loss