"Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come."

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- Rabindranath Tagore, Hindu Leader & author 

Here are some vetted and recent links that may help you.  

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Cremation and the Environment:

 

The Environmental Toll of Cremating the Dead - National Geographic  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/11/is-cremation-environmentally-friendly-heres-the-science/

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Cremation

https://www.greenburialcouncil.org/other_disposition_options.html

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How to Make Cremains Safe for Soil: 

 

Planting With Cremains – Is There A Safe Way To Bury Ashes? https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/is-there-a-safe-way-to-bury-ashes.htm

 

Planting Cremation Ashes - Let Your Love Grow

https://letyourlovegrow.com/blogs/blog/planting-cremation-ashes

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Cremated Remains and Soil

https://carolinamemorialsanctuary.org/cremated-remains-options-green-burial-scattering/

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Alalkaline Hydrolysis:

 

How to Be Eco-Friendly When You're Dead - The Atlantic 

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/10/how-to-be-eco-friendly-when-youre-dead/382120/

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Bio-cremation - Cremation – A Greener Funeral - A Greener Funeral.org 

http://www.agreenerfuneral.org/greener-funerals/earth-friendly-cremations/

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