Nearly half of all people who died nationally last year were cremated and about 36 percent of Arkansans were cremated, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. Industry insiders expect ...

What should happen to your body after you die? It’s hardly a topic you’d bring up over dinner, but it’s a decision that will eventually need to be made, either by you or by those you leave behind. In ...

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 ...

Maryland is giving residents a new option for what happens to their bodies after death. According to WYPR, a public radio station serving Maryland, the state is now home to what is described as the ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) All of us, sooner or later, will need to make a decision about the final resting place for ourselves or a loved one. But the usual options offered by most funeral homes – ...

DENVER — Colorado may be one of the first states in the country to allow a new form of natural cremation. Natural organic reduction was developed by Katrina Spade and allows the body to decompose ...

Water cremation, also called alkaline hydrolysis or aquamation, is one of the fastest-growing alternatives to flame-based cremation in the United States. The process uses water, heat, and an alkaline ...

The process takes place inside specially designed vessels, where bacteria, fungi and organic materials such as mulch help break down the remains over roughly a month. At the end of the process, about ...