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End of Life Issues

defacto7

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2. Great idea. I'd do it.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 06:21 PM

Jan 2019

Which sounds worse:

Being composted and recycled into the earth..

Or,

Have your organs pulverized and blood removed and disposed of in the sewer then replaced with embalming fluid, put what's left in a box, then into a concrete vault in the ground to lay there uselessly for 500 years.

Or,

Use massive amounts of carbon based fuel or electricity to be cremated which is not a very earth friendly process. And it's not cheep.

I rest my... case.

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Washington State Weighs New Option After Death: Human Composting. [View all] Cattledog Jan 2019 OP

I see nothing wrong with it. I want to be food chain material. GemDigger Jan 2019 #1

Great idea. I'd do it. defacto7 Jan 2019 #2

Exactly! Duppers Jan 2019 #5

We already do it with ashes. I believe in letting every human make his or her final decision. dameatball Jan 2019 #3

My friend did this with his Mom mitch96 Jan 2019 #4

Green Burial Council Org providers... Duppers Jan 2019 #6