Is human composting the next frontier in death care?
Death is probably everyone’s least favorite subject, so it’s understandable that most of us put off discussing the inevitable question: what is going to happen to our bodies when we die?But by ignoring the inevitable, are we making things worse for ourselves, our loved ones, and the planet?“Our huge fear of talking about dying is killing us,” Micah Truman says. “We are unable — because we cannot face it — to talk about reasonable, considered solutions that make sure that our last act on this planet is not to pollute it.” Read more: Italy landslide dumps hundreds of cemetery coffins into the sea Truman works in death care.
He strongly feels that what’s happening now in how people are laid to rest is not only bad for the planet — it isn’t what people really want.“People want to return back to the Earth.
We can do it. It’s just that easy, and not crazy.”In the last century, death care in Canada has focused on embalming bodies with chemicals, burial in coffins and cremation — the latter chosen by more than 70 per cent of Canadians.
None of these practices are terribly good for the planet.But there are other greener alternatives gaining traction. Read more: Don’t want to be buried or cremated?
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