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JOURNEY TO LIFE EVER AFTER
ALTERNATIVE BURIALS
BEYOND THE CEMETERY
It used to be that when
you died, you were
either put to rest in a
casket or cremated.
But nowadays, those
looking for nontraditional
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burial options
have plenty to choose
from.
A company that helps
turn you into a tree
after you die recently
made national headlines,
but that is not
the only unconventional
interment alternative available.
Those really looking to go out with a
bang can have their cremated ashes
put into fireworks, while those looking
to live on forever can be turned
into a diamond.
Here are seven alternatives to traditional
burial.
REST IN SPACE
Most of us won’t get to fly to space
before we die, but a company called
Celestis will launch your ashes on socalled
memorial spaceflights. Prices
range from $1,295 for ashes that fall
back to Earth to $12,500 for those
destined for deep space.
TURN INTO TUNES
Love music? Well, you’re
in luck. A company called
AndVinyly can press
your ashes into a record
of your choice, with your
birthdate, death date, and
portrait on the sleeve if
you want, all for about
$3,800.
WITH THE FISHES
This one’s not for landlubbers.
External Reefs puts
your ashes in concrete,
which is then lowered into
a reef, so you can live on as part of a
marine habitat for between $3,000
and $7,500.
BECOME SOME BLING
If diamonds are forever, LifeGem can
make you immortal by turning your
ashes into the most precious of stones
for up to $25,000. Those who prefer
glass pendants can hire Art From
Ashes, which can also turn you into
all sorts of other glass objects.
WITH A BANG
Dogs excluded, who doesn’t love
fireworks? For those who love a
fiery show in the sky more than the
average bear, there’s Heavenly Stars
Fireworks, which puts your ashes
into mortars that simultaneously
scatter your remains while putting
on an awe-inspiring show. Packages
start at $1,288.
LIKE A TREE
This might be the type of tree everyone
can get behind hugging. For
between $140 and $169, depending
upon the type of tree, Bios Urn will
place your ashes in their biodegradable
urn with the preferred seed for
loved ones to plant and watch grow.
-TB
Bios Urn is turning dead people into trees.
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