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Life After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding | More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in the pandemic. (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There's a deep human need to engage in death-related rituals, and burial is one that's been around for a very very long time. I do not expect to end the use of burial.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 9 points 2 weeks ago

We could start making green burial the norm. No formaldehyde, "air tight" (marketing lie) non -biodegradable caskets (cotton, linen or silk sheet will do) with tree, bush or native plant markers.

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, but you have to recognize the inherent unsustainable nature.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

There are a lot of options for dealing with that, including the possibility of burying bodies for a century or three, and subsequently moving any bones to an ossuary.