The cheapest way to dispose of a body? Donate it to science. New York state is home to 16 medical schools, and each of them requires cadavers for use in anatomy classes. Cadavers are poked, prodded and dissected by first-year medical students. Those cadavers...
The Urban Death Project Natural burial solves many of the environmental and ecological problems associated with traditional burial and cremation. Natural burial is carbon neutral, it keeps embalming chemicals out of the soil, and it allows the body to reenter...
Promession One problem with natural burial is that it’s missing a critical element found in nature, according to Promessa Organic founder Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak. That element is teeth. When an animal dies in the wild, it doesn’t just sit and decompose. It gets...
Alkaline Hydrolysis Turning a body into ash with fire takes a great deal of energy. Turning a body into sludge with water requires a whole lot less. Alkaline Hydrolysis, also known as bio-cremation, flameless cremation, or resomation, is the process of pressure...
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