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GPS Used To Find Graves In Eco-Burial Sites

Posted by kdawson on from the no-plastic-flowers-please dept.

Narrative Fallacy writes "Relatives and friends will use a satellite navigation device to find graves of loved ones in Australia's eco-burial site on bushland attached to Lismore Memorial Park Cemetery, in New South Wales. Reflecting a worldwide trend towards environmentally friendly burials, the deceased will be buried in biodegradable coffins between gum trees in a protected koala sanctuary. 'It's an ideal way of utilizing land and helping wildlife and vegetation,' said Kris Whitney, Lismore Council coordinator of cemeteries. 'A family can walk around the bushland and pick a site. The body can be oriented in any direction. We promise there will be no internments within five meters. We'll record accurate GPS co-ordinates.' Families visiting graves would be lent a satellite navigation device. This will be Australia's fourth 'natural burial site' with existing sites in Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia."

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  1. Way to go to make me feel like a goldfish by Cryacin · · Score: 5, Funny

    For coffins, we'd rather people used woven wicker, plantation pine or recycled cardboard. So let me get this straight? I pay money to be buried in a cardboard box?
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  2. rotting carcass by timmarhy · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I astounds me that people buy shit like "freshness liners" for coffins, or give a crap about the softness of the coffin pillows.

    people, when you die, YOU WILL BE ROTTING MEAT. no different to that cat/dog you buried when you were 12.

    Look at it this way, no matter how much of a useless bastard you were in life, if your buried in the ground with trees around you, you'll finally be put to good use.

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    1. Re:rotting carcass by BSAtHome · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Both religious and non religious people are allowed to voice their own thoughts and ideas. Yes, let the religious have their believes, but could you then extend the courtesy to me too when I say that my believe is no believe? I am very comforted by the fact that I will be wormfood when I die. Call it my personal heaven to know that I'll be recycled by nature. I don't need religion to accomplish any comfort for either creation or death.