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12. There's a ton of info on green burial here...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2019, 01:26 PM

May 2019

http://greenburialcouncil.org/

Been getting their newsletters for a few yrs now. Services and state laws change and these folks keep you updated.

I don't know about the immediate composting idea for myself or hubby...tho we all will be compost, eventually, except for the commonly used metal caskets and our bones. May take a thousand yrs, depending on embalming process. Wanna know about that? https://www.everplans.com/articles/the-embalming-process-explicit

I just wanna be wrapped in a sheet (no embalming) and put 6' under. Hubby wants to be cremated but that's polluting.

"Happy trails...."

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Composting of human bodies now legal in Washington state [View all] Judi Lynn May 2019 OP

Logged in to bookmark Wawannabe May 2019 #1

This was a surprise to me! Thank you, Wawannabe. Judi Lynn May 2019 #2

Including the bones? keithbvadu2 May 2019 #3

Especially the bones - we need the phosphate! csziggy May 2019 #6

I just wondered if the bones would dissolve so quickly. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #7

I think when they used mummies they ground them up csziggy May 2019 #9

I like the idea Bayard May 2019 #4

I wouldn't mind turning into a few... dhill926 May 2019 #5

In Seattle, wood chipper rentals up 20%..... Hotler May 2019 #8

Fargo is way ahead of the curve, apparently. NurseJackie May 2019 #10

cracked me up....I can almost Hotler May 2019 #11

Lol! Wawannabe May 2019 #13

There's a ton of info on green burial here... Duppers May 2019 #12

Stuff like this gives me more comfort with death Sapient Donkey May 2019 #14

May I be the first to say: EWWWWWW. Composting meat is not something youre supposed to do??? Why Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2019 #15

What do you think they do to dead farm animals? hack89 May 2019 #17

I dont know of any farmer that does that - do you mean factory farms? Ill say it again: EWWW Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2019 #20

You could always Google the subject hack89 May 2019 #21

You never saw The Lion King? Baconator May 2019 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar May 2019 #16

A body placed in a manure pile doe the same thing for far less cost Kaleva May 2019 #18

But, why did she do it? dalton99a May 2019 #19