PBS: Cremation Is on the Rise in Black and Latino Communities During COVID-19, Funeral Professionals Say
In a still from the March 2020 documentary “Death Is Our Business,” an embalmer prepares a body in a New Orleans funeral home. Industry professionals say cremation is on the rise among Black and ...
Cremation Is on the Rise in Black and Latino Communities During COVID-19, Funeral Professionals Say
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Americans are increasingly choosing cremation over burial, making it the new norm for end-of-life practices, a funeral industry report finds. Demand for cremation — the disposal of a body using flame ...
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Cremation is now the most popular option for final disposition. Cremation was used in 54 percent of deaths in 2019, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. They project that to rise ...
Los Angeles Times: Funeral homes seek to legalize ‘bio-cremation’ as a green alternative
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Thinking about end-of-life options? You still can be eco-friendly in the afterlife, according to an Apopka, Fla., funeral-equipment company. Matthews Cremation is touting the latest ...
NEWCASTLE — Newcastle Funeral Home Ltd. will be among the first funeral homes in Ontario to offer bio-cremation — a flameless form of cremation that uses water, alkaline chemicals, heat, agitation and ...
Each method is a way to say goodbye. From grand ceremonies to quiet memorials, the final send-off is a significant aspect of many cultures. Among the most common practices are burials, funerals, and ...
Smithsonian Magazine: Could Water Cremation Become the New American Way of Death?
WPTV-TV: What is water cremation, and how is it better for the environment?
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Most people thinking of end-of-life arrangements have faced a choice: traditional burial or flame cremation? But there is a third option, and it's being used locally in Palm ...
What is water cremation, and how is it better for the environment?
A funeral typically costs between $6,280 and $8,300. Being buried is more expensive than being cremated because there's an extra cost for a cemetery plot and a headstone, which is usually around ...
The Outer Banks Voice: Twiford Funeral Home announces new hires and promotions
Twiford Funeral Home Outer Banks Hires New Branch Manager and Community Relations and Family Services Coordinator and Promotes Two Staff Members ...
Mercury News: Will the “unbirthing” process of aquamation replace burial and cremation?
Reporting from Sacramento — — California funeral directors are eager to start offering clients a new natural and greener way to dispose of their loved ones’ remains, but they need a change in ...
California lawmakers have taken a major step toward allowing funeral homes to dispose of human bodies without burial or incineration. The issue is fraught with personal, ethical and financial ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus: Go green to the grave with bio-cremation
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Do you have an old American flag that needs to be retired? If the answer is yes, then you’re in luck because a Biloxi funeral home has a solution that will help veterans and ...