‘Boil in the bag’ environmentally friendly funerals arrive in the UK

beatle, 10 months ago

I notice it’s never compared to a traditional burial which is better for the environment.

withersailor, 10 months ago

I think that’s because burial uses space. Space is expensive. And we insist on burying people lying down instead of upright.

doublejay, 10 months ago

i dont want to spend the rest of eternity standing up. not wth my knees.

lildictator, 10 months ago

I’m concerned about efficient land use in traditional burials. Where I live you will often see cemeteries in the middle of the town with graves that are so old that no living relatives will ever visit – anybody who knew the deceased has long passed as well.

We don’t need to preserve bodies, we need to dispose of them and let the living use the land instead. E.g. build proper parks with amenities for the living instead of hotels for the dead.

withersailor, 10 months ago

“Boil in the bag. Like sous-vide,” explains one mourner to another. “You get flushed. Down the drain. Out to sea. The end.”