I’m in favor of using a combination of two species of insects to reduce unwanted animal remains and cadavers to clean bones, as a relatively fast, inexpensive, and clean disposal technique. This technique has long been used by natural history museums to clean bones for display.
Instead of wasting and possibly contaminating good land, or using a huge amount of fuel for cremation, all that remains are more insects that can be safely and cleanly disposed as organic waste.
It also provides for the recovery of artificial parts for recycling. Dry bones can then be ground for powder, then briefly heated to insure sterility before being placed in an urn. Otherwise, they might be preserved in an religious ossuary.
While unknown in America, the last major active European ossuary at Douaumont in France contains the remains of more than 130,000 French and German soldiers that fell at the Battle of Verdun during World War I.
You know what creeped me out? When I was down south (the Carolinas, NOLA, etc.) and all of the ‘graves’ are ABOVE ground. *SHIVER*
I totally understand it based upon sea levels, but again, I agree with you on the waste of real estate.
What’s your take on golf courses?