A lot of discussion about sustainability revolves around the trash and waste we leave behind. But at some point, every human being will die and leave behind a body.
So what should we do with it? Casket? Cremation? Compost? And does our choice actually have a meaningful impact on the soils and skies around us?
Today, we’ve got another edition of our segment, “This, That, or the Other Thing”, where Outside/In’s unofficial decomposition correspondent Felix Poon investigates how we can more sustainably rest in peace.
![Mount Auburn Cemetery, in Cambridge, MA, offers both traditional and green burial options and is a Mass Audubon Important Bird Area.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0b8e033/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1363+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F24%2F2fb955e6417ba03a5584094c900a%2F5877636629-28b99a1620-k.jpg)
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