With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels ...

The death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu last December made headlines for many reasons, not least because of Tutu’s great reputation as an anti-apartheid advocate and humanitarian. But there was also ...

As individuals increasingly consider their environmental impact, even in death, a new end-of-life option is gaining attention: water cremation. Also known as alkaline hydrolysis, this method utilizes ...

In a quiet Baltimore funeral home, a new era in eco-friendly farewells is unfolding as Maryland embraces "water cremation"—a process that dissolves bodies in chemical baths rather than flames. The ...

Eco-friendly cremation is becoming one of the best choices for families who want a greener farewell. Traditional cremation and burials can harm the environment with high carbon emissions, embalming ...

Matt Baskerville has served as a licensed funeral director in Illinois for the past 24 years. In that time, he’s seen his industry—and what people want after their deaths—change dramatically. For ...

Perhaps one of life's hardest tasks is deciding what to do with a loved one's—or even your own—bodily remains. Do you go the cremation route? What about human composting or a green burial? What's the ...

Desmond Tutu, the anti-apartheid leader and Anglican archbishop emeritus, died last Sunday in Cape Town, South Africa. Despite his monumental status, he requested a humble sendoff in a pine coffin ...

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