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Third death option to challenge burials and cremations - being turned into compost
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mirror.co.ukFor most of us after our deaths, our final wish is to be either buried or cremated. But from today for those living in Washington, there is to be a third option which, rather than pushing up daisies, will instead help them flourish.
For in a bid to tackle the growing shortage of burial space and the damage to the environment current funerals inflict, humans are to be composted instead.
If successful, the move could be adopted in the UK which, with around 78 per cent of people opting to be cremated, sees a staggering 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere.
In America, as some cities are no longer allowing extensions of burial grounds, people opting to become ashes has become an increasingly popular option.
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