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Instead of burial, be composted! It's eco-friendly, but is it for you?

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The question, as aired

We all end up 6 feet under someday but what if our bodies could help fix the environment? Would you choose to compost your body instead of being buried or cremated? It's sustainable, but is being used in someone's garden too icky?

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I'm certainly not doing anything with my body once I'm gpme

Jesse B · Burbank, CA

“Um, I think that that's really a great idea. Uh, I think it's sustainable, and I'm certainly not going to be doing anything with my body once I'm done with it, so it may as well be reused.”

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Yes... Cemeteries aren't the best uses of land

Evan F · Ann Arbor, MI

“Yeah, so I think this is definitely unconventional with turning bodies into compost, but if it's good for the environment, and it helps out, especially- I know that...that cemeteries aren't the best…”

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Why not give your body back?

Charnel G · Ohio, USA

“I think, um, that's completely fine. Um, you know, people should be able to do what they want with their bodies. Um especially like, you know, when you think about it, we're dying anyway, so you…”

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You'll decompose anyway, so why not use it as compost?

Sharon H · San Francisco, CA

“Firstly, I said yes. Because I think what we die, you know, that's it, you know. Your body will end up decomposing anyway, so you know why not use it as compost? At least you know it helps in a way…”

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Create fireworks with your ashes and go out with a bang

Camille G · Nashville, TN

“In Tennessee, I actually knew someone who took their ashes and created fireworks. Um, and I thought that was really interesting and a way to go out with a bang... And that's an interesting…”

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Cool for certain people, but not everyone will agree

Charnel G · Ohio, USA

“I think that's interesting. Um, I'm sure that'll be really cool for certain people. I don't think everyone will agree with that, but I think that's a cool idea. I mean, hey.”

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This could actually be a great idea

Kolade K · Chapel Hill, NC

“I think that this could actually be a great idea. It kind of reminds me of how when you can sign up to be an organ donor on your driver's license, you can also sign up to be composted and help…”

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That'd be super legit

Kate A · Athens, OH

“I think it's okay to be composted and would be okay with my loved ones doing it as long as I would know where they are, so that way if I wanted to go visit them at a greenery, and I know that they…”

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