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Re:Cemeteries are landfills, and can contain all sorts of po... by docbrown on Sunday November 04, 2018 @03:58PM (#18378028)
If there’s a 30 year limit, why are tombstones that are >30yrs still standing in most cases?

One of the oldest cemeteries in my town has dates going as far back as mid-1800s and I don’t think they go through periodically and dig bodies up.

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Re:Cemeteries are landfills, and can contain all sorts of po... by pwagland on Sunday November 04, 2018 @06:17PM (#18378590)
It depends very much on which country you are from. US/UK seem to have burial plots forever. Many European countries have a rental/lease system where you get the plot for 30-50 years, and that can be extended if wanted by the family/estate/descendants, or the plot is re-used.
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Re:Cemeteries are landfills, and can contain all sorts of po... by qbrass on Sunday November 04, 2018 @06:58PM (#18378765)
They won't bother unless they start running out of space.
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