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Re:Cemeteries are landfills, and can contain all sorts of po... by siberianbear on Sunday November 04, 2018 @10:59AM (#18376440)
There a more environmentally sound form of disposing of bodies called alkaline hydrolysis [1]

The environmental benefits of alkaline hydrolysis are significant. Its carbon footprint is about a tenth of that caused by burning bodies. Mr. Wilson said liquefaction uses a fraction of the energy of a standard cremator and releases no fumes.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/business/flameless-cremat...

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Re:Cemeteries are landfills, and can contain all sorts of po... by lotsofpulp on Sunday November 04, 2018 @12:16PM (#18376859)
I wonder what would be the downside of dumping them in the ocean or deep bodies of water and letting the fish go at them.
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Re:Cemeteries are landfills, and can contain all sorts of po... by ricardobeat on Sunday November 04, 2018 @12:33PM (#18376966)
The same as described in the article, you’re just shifting it from land to sea.
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