Eco-friendly and natural burials

Human funerals fascinate me. From the process to the result years later, aka the bones left behind, I am intrigued. But I can say that I find our current state of funeral costumes, not the best option. I think that is directly linked to our death fear. This fear of disappearing and being forgotten come hand in hand with the denial and our reluctance to talk about it, of  this wish of being preserved in this plane as is we have never left, to keep the body here with us, in some way putting pause at time, denying our own decomposition, as a natural step in human existence.

As if even in our tombs we are still haunted by occidental beauty standards.

We have to look the best the day of our funeral, a perfect skin and a pleasant smile on our faces.

I really don't like that idea. The more I study, the more I'm convinced that I like... no, I love! the idea of natural decomposition, and that I would not like to left my body as a relic in this plane. I would like to decompose just as centuries of humans history did before me.

It's not my place to tell you what type of burial is the correct one, there is not a correct one, and I would understand if this is not your cup of tea. it can be a little... haunting for most people. But I think it's important to know the options none the less. And, if the idea of your rotten body doesn't appeal to your spiritual side, maybe it can convince your environmental side. so here is a list of new more greener funeral costumes:

Natural Burial is the simple process of burying the body in the ground at shallows depth, that let the body enter in contact whit air so that can start the process of decomposition. a rock or a small token would be placed near the body.

Alkaline Hydrolysis or water cremation. Not only produces less carbon dioxide and pollutants than traditional cremation, the residues of this process can be used as fertilizers in gardens. It also inactivates viruses and bacteria in the corpse so is totally safe.

Recomposition or body composting. the next frontier of natural burials. It´s the idea of not only let the body decompose naturally but to use this process to help prepare the land for the future.

Unfortunately, none of those options are available in our country at the moment. The more environmental friendly option is cremation and that with the process releasing greenhouse gases not the best certainly. Even more, some of them are not even legal in all states in the U.S.A. maybe once I'm old I'll be able of receiving one of those types of sepulture. If not I can always star a  funeral business, right?