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Why traditional burying of the dead still matters

Cremation is on the rise, and this is the problem.

Cremation is on the rise, but the traditional burying of the dead still matters.

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"To be sure, there's a spiritual and environmental case to be made for cremation." --- Cremation has its own environmental costs. It's not without blemish.