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Cremation and the Environment
Many people choose cremation over burial because they think cremation
is better for the environment. While it is true that cremation does not
take up any space, it is also true that cremation creates a lot of air pollution.
Think about it for a minute. A typical human body plus the cremation casket
will weigh somewhere between 200 and 300 pounds. After cremation, just 1
or 2 pounds of ashes remain. Where did all the other material go? Well the
answer is quite literally up in smoke.
Some of the pollutants found to come from the smokestacks of crematoria
include heavy metals, hydrogen chloride, dioxins and furans. A few crematoria
have installed scrubbers on their smokestacks, but most have not. Click
here
for results of air pollution tests that were done on the smokestacks of
crematoria.
Nicholas Albery, Natural Death Centre director and an editor of The New
Natural Death Handbook, writes, "Anyone with green pretensions should
think twice about cremation," which pollutes the atmosphere "with
dioxin, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, sulfur dioxide and carbon
dioxide."
A portion of the air pollution created during cremation comes from the foam
rubber mattress, polyester fabric, urethane finish and composite wood of
conventional caskets. Because the Eco Casket is made from all natural materials,
it is also a good environmental choice as a cremation casket. The handles
of the Eco Casket are bolted on, and can easily be removed by funeral home
personnel just before the actual cremation.

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