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HAB911

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Wed May 3, 2017, 08:45 AM May 2017

biodegradable burial pod that turns your body into a tree

(CNN)Your carbon footprint doesn't end in the grave.

While you rest in peace, the wood, the synthetic cushioning and the metals generally used in traditional coffins -- as well as the concrete around reinforced graves -- continue to litter the earth.

"A lot of energy also goes into producing these materials, which are used for a very short time and then buried. They're not going to break down very fast," says Jennifer DeBruyen, an Associate Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science at the University of Tennessee.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/world/eco-solutions-capsula-mundi/index.html?sr=twCNN050317eco-solutions-capsula-mundi1242PMN/ALink&linkId=37142636

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biodegradable burial pod that turns your body into a tree (Original Post) HAB911 May 2017 OP
Feels like it MFM008 May 2017 #1
My wife is going to place me on the curb on a Wednesday Kaleva May 2017 #2
And when I die... Xipe Totec May 2017 #3
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