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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'm ok with this. I'm also really hoping to have a green burial, if my physical condition wouldn't endanger the environment (that is nothing that would contaminate the earth, groundwater table, or humans handling disposal. I doubt my few silver amalgam fillings would release as many contaminates as cremation). I'd be interested in knowing what beliefs argue against it and why, simply for my own understanding.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Not explicitly an argument against it, but I wonder if the plastic in humans at this point could be considered environmentally harmful. I suppose that if it's everywhere already, the decomposition of a body would add an insignificant amount more.