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Traditional burial is what most people think of when discussing final disposition plans, and it might be right for you if you:
• Want to have a conventional funeral service, possibly with public viewing, and are OK with being embalmed, a procedure that drains the blood and replaces it with chemicals that temporarily preserve the body
• Are down with paying for the vessel (on average, prices range from $2,000 to $5,000), the grave liner or vault (starting around $1,000), and a cemetery plot (between $1,000 and $4,500 on average)
• Don’t mind the environmental impact of embalming fluids leeching into the soil, the carbon emissions released when metal caskets degrade in the ground, and the fertilizers, herbicides, and water resources used on traditional cemetery land
• All of…
