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2. Organic burial pods to replace tombstones with trees - AOL

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   It's called "Capsula Mundi," and it aims to replace coffins with egg-shaped burial pods. The deceased would serve as fertilizer while encased in a biodegradable coffin underground.

3. Natural burial - Wikipedia

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   The first woodland burial ground in the UK was created in 1993 at Carlisle Cemetery and is called The Woodland Burial. [26] Nearly 300 dedicated natural burial grounds have been created in the UK. There is no legal requirements for using a coffin in the UK and a body can be buried in a cloth if desired. [27]

4. Reef burials - Wikipedia

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   Reef burials are a new burial practice gaining a degree of popularity. Rather than being buried in the earth, a person's remains are cremated and the resulting ash is mixed with pH-balanced concrete to create structures which are placed on the seabed to help restore marine habitats similar to a coral reef.

5. Water cremation - Wikipedia

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   An alkaline hydrolysis disposal system at the Biosecurity Research Institute inside of Pat Roberts Hall at Kansas State University. Alkaline hydrolysis (also called biocremation, resomation, [1] [2] flameless cremation, [3] aquamation [4] or water cremation [5]) is a process for the disposal of human and pet remains using lye and heat; it is alternative to burial, cremation, or sky burial.

6. Human composting - Wikipedia

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   Though human composting was common before modern burial practices and in some religious traditions, contemporary society has tended to favor other disposition methods. However, cultural attention to concerns like sustainability and environmentally friendly burial has led to a resurgence in interest in direct composting of human bodies. [3]

7. Wreaths Across America - Wikipedia

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   Wreaths Across America is an American nonprofit organization established in 2007 by wreath producer Morrill Worcester, assisted by veterans and truckers. [1] Its primary activity is distributing wreaths for placement on veterans' graves in military cemeteries.