Enviromental issues!?

Question

which is better for the environment? cremation or burial ??

Answer 1

I believe it should be what the individual person prefers.

Answer 2

depends on what you want to drink in a few years

Answer 3

I think is the cremation is the correct&is the better for Environment

Answer 4

In order of eco-friendliness:

green burial (no embalming fluid, wicker or pine casket)

cremation (energy)

traditional burial (embalming fluid, metal or treated hardwood caskets)

Answer 5

cremation...

bcos anyhow we came back to ashes...

Answer 6

Being buried in an environmentally friendly manner is best.  Unlike a traditional cemetery, they do not involve embalming and use caskets that biodegrade easily.  There is no vault used (the concrete burial vault the casket is placed in).  The cemeteries are typically woodlands with no headstone and insted an rfid chip in the ground as a locator.

Cremation is better than a traditional cemetery, but it does use a lot of energy to cremate the body.

See this site:

http://www.forestofmemories.org/eco_buri...