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Letter: considering a green burial Vonnie Kolbenschlag writes: When comes the time when I will die I want a biodegradable casket in which to lie. It may be a simple wooden box or just a cloth shroud. And there's to be no embalming fluid allowed. I want no cremation that requires high electric cost, from burning fossil fuels with polluting exhaust. The Green Burial Council states that US burials consume roughly 20 million board feet of (highly decorated) wood and 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluid each year. Cremation is typically performed at temperatures between 1400 - 1800 degrees to ensure complete and safe reduction of soft tissue vaporized. Ash bone fragments may remain. Cremation Association of North America. I want only biodegradable materials to be used for my final request, those are the things I choose. Returning a body to earth is a gentle natural process that I want as my final request. As a memorial marker, please plant a tree. I'd like there to be something growing because of me. This story was posted on 2026-05-03 23:02:43
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