China seeks alternatives to 9 million burials a year

[phantom power]

I have a proposal.

Most Chinese worry more about rising prices for burial plots that have made some cemeteries more expensive per square yard than the fanciest city apartments. The soaring costs have coined a new term — "grave slave" — for a generation that must work hard simply to afford the burials of themselves and their parents and keep up cemetery payments.

Li Xinjing, spokesman for the Beijing civil affairs bureau, says to save the environment and money the Chinese should choose a "green burial," such as scattering ashes at sea or burying ashes under trees.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2011-04-08-1Achinaburials08_ST_N.htm

[Turbineguy]

1. This is the same problem

we will have in the US if the republicans get their way.

[WatsonT]

2. Sweden had a unique solution

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-10-14/news/17936300_1_wild-rabbits-heating-parks

And it would work great in the US, what with our obesity rates and all.

[Confusious]

11. You're creepy.

:)

[XemaSab]

3. I have a different idea

:popcorn:

[Dead_Parrot]

4. With butter? Om nom nom.

[Nihil]

5. I propose a recycling centre with a biomass incinerator cogeneration facility.

Stage 1 is to recycle the gold (and mercury) along with any stainless steel
or other assorted medical bolts, joints & replacements. (Any petrochemical
inserts can be separated from the waste stream at this point too.)

Stage 2 is the standard curtain call farewell as at present.

Stage 3 is to remove the contents from the (re-usable) wooden case and
transfer them (in a recycled paper container) to the biomass incinerator
in order to provide hot water to the neighbourhood (in an urban environment)
or drive a Stirling generator for transmission to more remote consumers.

What little remains after that can be compressed into a small brick, stamped
with the appropriate name and stored ("reverently") ready for use on the next
"Memorial Street" housing project in the area.

Problem solved!

:toast:

[pscot]

6. Soylent green

Kills 2 birds with one stone.

[abqmufc]

7. Other Natural flavoring....(n/t)

[pscot]

8. Probably have MSG

in it.

[NickB79]

9. Sink them into deep-sea trenches and other anaerobic environments

Anyone want to calculate how much carbon is locked up in 9 million human bodies?

[phantom power]

10. I get about 113,000 metric tons

[Confusious]

12. I'm afraid of drowing

and being buried at sea.

Being buried on the moon would be cool though.