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Traditional vs Eco-friendly funerals - Coggle Diagram
Traditional vs Eco-friendly funerals
Traditional arguments
Allows loved ones to properly grieve.
in cases where deterioration is a worry embalming fluid helps expand time frame of viewing allowing more time for closure
makeup and other preparations are there to help mimic what the loved one looked like for the comfort of the family.
ex) Auntie Margo loved blue eyeshadow and red painted nails.
Only viewing option with severe cases
Default
With embalming and caskets as a default, families have an easier time dissociating from the topic.
allows pressure to be lifted off of families and allows for morticians to gain higher income
The field is caring and comforting in the process
easiest way as traditional cemeteries only allow this option (not including cremation)
Green burials need shallow graves which makes for uneven land
finding a green burial plot is very rare
Laws around desecration of a body are vague yet very strict so traditional burial as well as cremation are defaults
Eco-Friendly arguments
Formaldehyde in embalming fluid is considered to be in the EPS's top 10 most dangerous chemicals
Causes Cancer and morticians must wear protection when handling the chemicals.
Only temporary solution
800000 gallons of formaldehyde used in a year
Average traditional funeral costs
an alarming $9000-$11000
-Hundreds for embalming -
-Hundreds for preparation-
-Thousands for casket-
-Thousands for a vault-
-Fee's and burial plot-
Resource depletion
4000000 Acres of trees a year
Close to the size of new Jersey
115 tons of steel
2 billion tons of concrete
Little to no bacterial contamination of water as pathogens are eradicated by oxygen flow.
Middle groud options
Cremation
10000-2000 dollars
Possible harmful smoke-carbon dioxide/carbon monoxide/hydrochloric acid/sulfur dioxide/dioxin/carcinogens
Alkaline hydrolysis
95% water 5% potassium hydroxide
completely nontoxic
1/8 the energy of cremation and 1/4 the carbon footprint
only legal in 14 states as its seen as disrespectful