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Ashes to ashes, dust to ... compost? An eco-friendly burial in just 4 weeks

  • Written by Emma Sheppard-Simms, PhD Candidate, School of Technology, Environments and Design, University of Tasmania
Artist's impression of the proposed ceremonial space of the Recompose facility in Seattle.Images courtesy of Olson Kundig, CC BY-NC

In Australia, interment in a cemetery or a churchyard has been the most common choices for in-ground burial. Over the past 20 years, though, burial has become a less accessible and more costly option for many people....

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