The environmental toll of cremating the dead

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. Yep. My mother donated her body to the medical school in her city. After they were done, it was

cremated and the cremains returned to us. It took nine years, but we eventually scattered her ashes where she knew she wanted them scattered.

The down side of human composting is (for me at least) the time it takes. I visited a cemetery with a composting section not too long ago, and while it was peaceful and all that, I still wasn't sure what would be eventually done with the remains. I suppose if you have some kind of plot of land to do the composting on, you can eventually plow under what's left, and plant a crop or raise pigs or whatever.

Personally, I'll stick with cremation.