First , the bad news : you ’re definitely choke to kick the bucket , and your funeral and casket are probably going to be expensive and forged for the environment . But it does n’t have to be that way . The unripe movement and a master of ceremonies of entrepreneurs have joined forces to reinvent the demise industry , which , though morbid , is a welcome development . Here are just a few options you now have for the inevitable bit you do drop dead on .
DIY your own eco-friendly casket
Katrina Brees is an artist and founder ofFantastic Casket . She ’ll make you a impost coffin ( she also design Mardi Gras float , if that give you an idea ) or teach you to make your own . " Anything can be a casket , " says Brees , whose end is to decrease the amount of debt masses take on during the burial and funeral process . " People think you have to have a wooden box , but you could be rolled in a sheet of paper and put in the ground if you want to . "
Shine bright like a diamond… because you’re a literal diamond
LifeGemwill convert the carbon in your cremation ash tree into a blueish , yellow , red , greenish , or colorless diamond for Mary Leontyne Price range from $ 2,999 to $ 19,999 , giving a whole new meaning to heirloom jewelry . If diamonds are n’t your upper , you could become a pretty cool glass dependent necklace : My Sacred Asheswill blend ashes with glass in hand - blown pendent . Plus , there ’s abulk discountif you ordinate multiple pieces , meaning your cremains could become a style vogue among griever in the know .
Get pressed into a vinyl record
So you never wrote a top-40 hit in this lifetime . That ’s OK , because you canbecomeone in the next . For 3,000 euros , And Vinylywill press your ash tree into a 12 - minute vinyl book . you’re able to choose to play music , a outspoken message ( " I ’m spinning … from BEYOOOND THE GRAVE ! " ) , or nothing at all . Just be forewarned that if there ’s right of first publication violation on your dead - torso disc , you ’re on your own . But hey , you ’re numb . So who cares ?
Donate your remains to a “body farm”
The University of Tennessee ’s Forensic Anthropology Center includes a two - acre " consistence farm " – a field of clay where scientist , students , and professional determine about disintegration . The paperwork todonate your bodyis all online and totally free . Another cool matter about this option is you’re able to still donate your organ to people needing transplants . The torso farm happily convey whatever ’s left .
Grow a tiny part of a forest
Your torso could becomea treeor don a $ 1,500 " infinity suit , " which downplay its toxic impact through a process calledmycoremediation . The wooing ’s " biomix " of mushrooms helps the consistency decompose and return its nutrients to the earth . It ’s part of the green burial movement , and instead of a grave marker , you may look up your loved one ’s GPS location .
Become a work of art
Houston artistWayne Gilbertmakes art from cremate human remains . " Each of us [ when cremate ] has our own earth - tone vividness , " he articulate . " Every dissimilar colouring [ on the canvass ] is a different human . If you see 20 color , it ’s 20 humans . " Most of Gilbert ’s material are unclaimed cadaver sourced from funeral homes , but he ’s capable to take in donations . " citizenry could justemail me , " he says .
Turn into a coral reef
Eternal Reefstackles two issues – maritime conservation and the grieving process – by mixing cremains with concrete to organize a " gigantic reef ball , " says Becky Peterson , a public - sexual congress consultant for the society . " That Rand clod is then localise at the bottom of the sea to fill again the dwindle down born coral reefs and Rand systems . " The four - day process involve folk and loved ones , who can help with everything from mixing the concrete to placing the Rand ball . And it ’s way less objectionable than " destination funerals , " which are patently a thing now .
Donate your body to science
If doctors determine a remedy for Alzheimer ’s , Crab , MS , or any other disease currently harry mankind , it ’s thanks to the many obscure heroes who donated their bodies to scientific discipline . You canjoin themand get cremated for gratis . Which means your family unit can give to shell out to turn over your cremains into a show - kibosh rhomb ring . " Oh , this old affair ? It ’s just my uncle , who greatly go on aesculapian cognition AND has a sparkling presence . "
Shoot it into space
My former boyfriend used to lecture about how he wanted his ashes to be shot into space . He needed a heart organ transplant so he drop a mickle of clock time recall about these thing . And what do you recognise , Celestis Memorial Spaceflightsoffers that very serve : the service will send your ashes into eye socket , to the moon , or into deep space for prices ranging from $ 1,295 and up . Those who do n’t feel the demand to depart Earth ’s atm can put their ash tree in a really pretty pyrotechnic display byHeavens Above Fireworks .
If you ’re inquire whether he get his organ transplant , the answer is no . He died of congestive heart failure at eld 28 . Soregister to donate your organsbefore you choose any of these option . Giving the endowment of life is likely the coolest affair you may do with your torso when you go bad .
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