{"id":1104,"date":"2023-10-15T21:12:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T13:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2023-11-15T16:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T08:57:08","slug":"cremation-or-burial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/cremation-or-burial\/","title":{"rendered":"Cremation or burial?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is what Americans put in the ground each year through traditional burials: 20 million feet of wood, 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluids, 1.6 million tons of reinforced concrete, 17,000 tons of copper and bronze, and 64,500 tons of steel,&nbsp;according to the&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalgreenburialalliance.net\/\"><strong><u><strong>GLOBAL <strong>green burial<\/strong> ALLIANCE<\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>green burial<\/strong>s eliminate much of this waste by leaving out almost all of those materials; most bodies are simply wrapped in shrouds made from a biodegradable material like cotton and placed in the ground. And although cremations often have the reputation of being an <strong>eco-friendly<\/strong> option,&nbsp;<a href=\"#.WfommRNSxE4\">they tend to have an outsize carbon footprint<\/a>.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1105\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/273388799_7123214817720054_4972678803867425557_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(A third option, called alkaline hydrolysis or aquamation, in which water pressure accelerates the decomposition of soft tissues, uses less energy than cremation but is only&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/funerallawlady.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/12\/the-struggle-is-real-legal-challenges-to-modern-disposition-of-human-remains\/\">legal in 14 states<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each option has its pros and cons, and it\u2019s important to consider your situation. If you\u2019re attentive to your carbon footprint, cremation in your hometown might still be a better choice than using a green cemetery hours away, and certain funeral homes have ways to offset the environmental hit, like working with organizations on strategic reforestation processes, Mr. Jorgenson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you go with cremation, there is one final factor to consider: What to do with the remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven scattering small amounts can be hazardous in a delicate environment such as an alpine environment or vernal pool,\u201d said Michelle Acciavatti of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ending-well.com\/\">Ending Well<\/a>, a service that guides families all over the country through their end-of-life options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of scattering, try&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.letyourlovegrow.com\/\">Let Your Love Grow<\/a>, a product that turns ashes into plantable soil for a memorial flower or tree. Another option is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eternalreefs.com\/\">Eternal Reefs<\/a>, which hold cremated remains in an underwater cement ball and create new marine habitats for fish and other sea life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is what Americans put in the ground each year through traditional burials: 20 million feet of wood, 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluids, 1.6 million tons of reinforced concrete, 17,000 tons of copper and bronze, and 64,500 tons of steel,&nbsp;according to the&nbsp;&nbsp;GLOBAL <strong>green burial<\/strong> ALLIANCE. <strong>green burial<\/strong>s eliminate much of this waste by leaving&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[62,56,59,58,57,54,55],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.12.0","language":"es","enabled_languages":["en","de","fr","it","nl","es"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"de":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"fr":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"it":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"nl":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1104"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1623,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104\/revisions\/1623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixnestcoffins.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}