Are graveyards sustainable?

We need to look at this problem in three ways 1.The space problem 2.The cost 3.Are we willing to change? read more

In Seattle, WA graveyards/cemeteries are sustainable for atleast 50 years. Most cemeteries now offer or require families purchase double depth cemetery plots. This by itself will sustain urban cemeteries for a long time. read more

Visitors to the cemetery can expect to see the environment in its natural state, free from noisy and smelly groundskeeping machinery. Green cemeteries employ a wide variety of land management techniques to maintain the burial area in perpetuity, including sustainable agriculture, restoration ecology, habitat conservation projects, and permaculture. read more

Older graveyards are not commonly "refilled" and usually contain the bodies of rich and powerful people who funded the graveyard from the beginning, setting up funds that ensure the continued existence and caretaking of their graves. Such things are not possible for the common guy. read more