The most eco-friendly burial option isn’t cremation or hu...

What’s Happening

Here’s the thing: With more options than ever, we break down which one’s best for the planet.

The post The most eco-friendly burial option isnt cremation or human composting appeared first on Popular Science. Cemeteries are increasingly running out of space. (wild, right?)

Are there greener options we ought to turn to?

The Details

Image: Gerry Mechan / 500px / Get the Popular Science daily 💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Perhaps one of life’s hardest tasks is deciding what to do with a loved one’s—or even your own—bodily remains.

Do you go the cremation route? What about human composting or a green burial?

Why This Matters

But then, what’s the best option for planet Earth? If you want your last act on Earth to also be good for the Earth, what do you do? Well, in a new episode of Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything podcast, we explore just that.

The scientific community tends to find developments like this significant.

Key Takeaways

• We break down all the details around what’s the most eco-friendly burial option, from aquamation to conventional burials.
• So, yes, there’s a reason we can’t launch all our trash into the sun and no, drinking cold water isn’t rough for you .
• If you have a question for us, send us a note .

The Bottom Line

And even black bears lumber through this luscious restored forest. But this clean park is actually not a park at all.

How do you feel about this development?