Cremation does not sound as bad as the embalming process (perforated, blood put down the sewer, filled with toxic chemicals), being dressed up and made-up to look not dead, then put on display. That all sounds barbaric to me.
I think just being quickly put in the ground in a wooden box is not legal.
There is something called "green burial" which I don't know a lot about, but generally speaking, it's a burial without embalming, vaults, expensive caskets. You can get wrapped in a shroud and buried that way.
At the risk of being labeled a "tree hugger" because it says "green," it may be a good option for people who don't want a lot of fuss or expense, but don't wish to be cremated. Still, I don't think you can be buried just anywhere, so I think it would depend on whether this option is available where you live.
Totally agree and won't authorize that for myself or any relative and have never been to any viewing of a body and hate the whole idea of it. Am a traditional Catholic except on this issue.