World
2021.07.26 06:18 GMT+8

More people choose natural burial in the U.S.

Updated 2021.07.26 06:18 GMT+8
Jim Spellman

There is one inevitable in life: death. We will all die. A conventional burial or cremation can have a significant impact on the environment. 

Cremation emits about as much carbon as an 800 kilometer car ride. 

Conventional burial with a casket, concrete vault, headstone and chemical embalming leaves an even bigger carbon footprint. 

Now more people are turning to natural burial - a way of helping the planet as a final act on earth. 

 

Check out The China Report, our new weekly newsletter. Subscribe here!

Copyright © 

RELATED STORIES