Some other states already allow remains to be converted into compost, and a Republican lawmakers wants Ohio to be next.

With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels ...

Funeral.com responds to the Pet Humanization Trend with enhanced premium Pet/Human Urn Collections and new bereavement ...

MESA, Ariz. - Headlines were made last week when it was revealed human rights activist Desmond Tutu wasn’t cremated, but he was aquamated. A new type of cremation that uses water and is supposedly ...

One out of every two Americans chose cremation over burial in 2016, according to newly released industry figures, the first time the cremation rate reached 50% in the U.S. The nation’s embrace of ...

Cremation’s rise to 61.9% in 2024, driven by affordability and cultural shifts, has surpassed burials, reshaping the funeral economy with projections of 82% market share by 2045. Lower-cost cremation ...

Data: National Funeral Directors Association; Chart: Axios Visuals Cremations are now twice as common as burials in the U.S., reversing a norm from two decades ago, according to the National Funeral ...

Data: National Funeral Directors Association; Chart: Axios Visuals Cremations are now twice as common as burials in the U.S., reversing a norm from two decades ago, according to the National Funeral ...