User:Caroldng/ecologicalcorpsedisposalinCanada

After death, the human body will begin to decompose, thus requiring timely disposal to prevent sanitation and public health risks. Various methods of corpse disposal are practiced around the world, with the manner surrounding the disposal being largely concerned with religious and cultural practices and their appropriate funerary customs. Many religions, cultures, and legal jurisdictions have their own customs and rules regarding the disposal of the deceased. In Canada, many cultural communities have adopted Western practices, the most common methods being burial and cremation. These practices are also dependent on the financial status of the deceased's family and their ability to afford these services.

Legally common practices and their ecological impacts
The most common methods of corpse disposal in Canada are:


 * Burial -
 * Cremation -
 * Interment in a tomb or a mausoleum -

Ecological alternatives and impacts

 * Opting for a simple cardboard casket for funeral service and cremation
 * Choosing to proceed with a natural burial over common embalming practices
 * Donation to a body farm as an object for scientific/forensic study of the stages of decomposition.
 * Body donation for medical school study - after embalming and some years of study and dissection, the body is eventually cremated and the ashes are returned to the deceased's family.