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How to Die in an Eco-Friendly Way | Green Death 101

Death might be life’s natural and unavoidable conclusion, but humans have ensured that what happens to our bodies afterward is anything but. For more than a century, Americans’ burial practices have prevented the Earth from reusing our precious raw materials after we shuffle off this mortal coil. But these days, Americans are starting to seek…

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Death might be life’s natural and unavoidable conclusion, but humans have ensured that what happens to our bodies afterward is anything but. For more than a century, Americans’ burial practices have prevented the Earth from reusing our precious raw materials after we shuffle off this mortal coil. But these days, Americans are starting to seek options that minimize the environmental impact of their afterlives. And our greener deaths will help to make the planet a greener place.

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70 Comments

  1. Biomed Master

    August 29, 2019 at 10:59 am

    The US undertaker lobbyists will just Love this video, I guess…

    Anyways, I’m pro green for sure!

  2. Maxine Beth

    August 30, 2019 at 11:54 am

    I was just looking for a suicide option but thank you so much now I can end it all with a good thought 😉

    • ClankyRochet

      August 31, 2019 at 12:29 am

      Yeah I agree I’m 10 years old and my friend killed him self now I want to die

    • misti purohit Purohit

      September 1, 2019 at 8:36 pm

      Why you want to die ??

    • misti purohit Purohit

      September 1, 2019 at 8:36 pm

      Thought of death is due to ignorance

    • DarkFlame_Luna

      September 19, 2019 at 10:51 pm

      Saaaaame

  3. Lilith Dd

    August 30, 2019 at 11:54 am

    I was just looking for a suicide option but thank you so much now I can end it all with a good thought 😉

    • Yan-Gant-Y-Tan

      October 31, 2019 at 12:14 am

      @ClankyRochet lmao what?

    • Maridian Comer

      November 18, 2019 at 5:32 am

      R u still around? Much love from Indiana ♡

  4. Gay Hornies

    August 30, 2019 at 8:54 pm

    Who else searched “how to die” lol

    • cowboy dan

      September 20, 2019 at 5:33 pm

      I did and guess what i’ve got some good, dark memes instead

    • Jäger

      October 9, 2019 at 11:12 pm

      here

    • alleygh0st

      October 14, 2019 at 4:06 am

      Haha ok yeah…

    • Scarlett Kanna

      October 14, 2019 at 11:32 pm

      Me

    • SKINNY SENPAI

      October 20, 2019 at 2:40 pm

      Me

    • Dani 69

      October 23, 2019 at 7:57 pm

      me

    • CAIRAN GORE

      October 23, 2019 at 9:43 pm

      Me I hate this place!

    • Sophia P.

      October 25, 2019 at 11:24 am

      Me..

    • nightmare sans the skeleton

      October 26, 2019 at 11:01 am

      me :p

    • ASMR Sisters

      October 26, 2019 at 2:09 pm

      Gay Hornies me lol🤣🤣🤣😭

    • Shamin ASMR

      October 26, 2019 at 2:09 pm

      Gay Hornies me lol🤣🤣🤣😭

    • Intellectual Gamer

      November 3, 2019 at 1:11 am

      me lol

    • StarjustStar

      November 3, 2019 at 10:29 am

      ME (im not suicidal dont worry, i was just tripping around-)

    • Gay Hornies

      November 3, 2019 at 10:40 am

      @StarjustStar same I was just curious

    • Dabe PH

      November 4, 2019 at 1:09 am

      Wowwww i thought i’m the the only one searches that😮

    • red riot

      November 4, 2019 at 5:29 am

      Hahaha funny me too

    • Skateboard 2

      November 5, 2019 at 8:17 pm

      awesome

    • Random Kiddo

      November 5, 2019 at 10:18 pm

      I did

    • ItzYanYan Chan

      November 6, 2019 at 12:08 pm

      Me

    • Christian Jade Tolosa

      November 7, 2019 at 5:39 pm

      It brought me here

    • Infires, man! // *Happy Birthday ChimChim*

      November 9, 2019 at 3:36 pm

      Me lmao

    • braydonplayzs Wingo

      November 9, 2019 at 11:08 pm

      I did that’s how I found this

    • Zara Is Here

      November 10, 2019 at 3:21 pm

      Me! and I got help services and different offers for coffins so maybe i can choose my coffin? lol

    • Skreemixles

      November 11, 2019 at 2:04 am

      i searched that what

    • Jovita Azariah

      November 12, 2019 at 11:07 pm

      Me cause I want to die, my life has been so rough I don’t know what to do now

    • Princesscutiezz 123

      November 15, 2019 at 8:58 am

      Me XD I wanted to see if there is but I don’t want to die because I’m scared

    • Maridian Comer

      November 18, 2019 at 5:31 am

      Lmao yup

    • uhhhiu uhiiiuh

      November 18, 2019 at 8:43 pm

      Omg yes

    • Aiden Leininger

      November 19, 2019 at 12:49 pm

      LMFAO me

    • ZiadAhmed03

      November 29, 2019 at 3:04 am

      Here, unfortunately

    • 수 하은

      November 29, 2019 at 2:10 pm

      i am

    • Indian Sniper

      November 29, 2019 at 4:07 pm

      Me… exactly the same words

    • Noob Dev

      November 29, 2019 at 5:22 pm

      I want to die 😌

  5. ChipArgyle

    August 31, 2019 at 10:35 pm

    The ultra-new Swedish method called promession is the best and greenest. Freeze the corpse with liquid nitrogen, violently agitate it until it turns to dust, freeze-dry the dust, then mix with loam to create a usable soil. For those of you who’ve always wanted to ‘become a tree’, this is how you do it. Find out more at dubya dubya dubya promessa dot se.

    • Nijii

      September 1, 2019 at 9:27 am

      thats creepy as hell

    • cowboy dan

      September 20, 2019 at 5:34 pm

      This is interesting

  6. John Peterson

    September 1, 2019 at 9:32 pm

    Thanks now I dead

  7. Gregg Tompos

    September 3, 2019 at 7:04 pm

    wait carbon gas is more potent? thought she said were were contained & not able to release any nutrients into the ground. OH and yes carbon dioxide gas is a nutrient for plants

  8. Crom Coffee

    September 9, 2019 at 6:00 pm

    If it’s free of cheap then yes! 👍 the average cost for burial is anywhere from 20,000 – 10,000 dollars. Waste of good hard earned cash! That could take you on a trip to somewhere across the globe, etc.! I’m all for composting!

  9. DR. D-CODER

    September 10, 2019 at 2:37 pm

    Thank you I’m gonna try

  10. Ursallion GannonThraul

    September 15, 2019 at 8:22 am

    Sawdust burial, sweet.

  11. cowboy dan

    September 20, 2019 at 5:33 pm

    This is not what i was expecting goddmanit

  12. yazeed 99

    October 14, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    I will try it hope me the best boyz!

  13. Infinity M

    October 21, 2019 at 9:46 pm

    ok

  14. kerisha mudaly

    October 31, 2019 at 9:09 pm

    When you wanna die but also wanna do it in an eco friendly way

  15. TheMeme

    November 6, 2019 at 9:52 am

    I searched how to die

    • PikoByte

      November 6, 2019 at 3:13 pm

      me too

  16. 10,000 subscribers with meme videos

    November 6, 2019 at 9:52 am

    I searched how to die

  17. SimonThePixel

    November 6, 2019 at 9:52 am

    I searched how to die

    • Malea Fennel

      November 19, 2019 at 4:42 pm

      Me too

    • ReCoM Sce

      November 19, 2019 at 6:33 pm

      Same

    • Queen jen

      November 20, 2019 at 5:56 pm

      Same

  18. Vipin Bagga

    November 13, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    I am dead

  19. ReCoM Sce

    November 19, 2019 at 6:33 pm

    The worries of our time

  20. ReCoM Sce

    November 19, 2019 at 6:34 pm

    Too much chemistry – want to die now

    • rohan s

      November 27, 2019 at 2:08 am

      Reaction will not be correct if you do it fast you need to do it in optimal situations

  21. ReCoM Sce

    November 19, 2019 at 6:37 pm

    The most eco friendly way is too creat less people and let those who want to die be eaten by animals (sorry English.exe stopped)

  22. Gabano

    November 26, 2019 at 6:29 pm

    Yayyyyy! Now I can die bio-firendly . thanks

  23. Sean Duggan

    November 26, 2019 at 9:23 pm

    thanks helped a lot

  24. rohan s

    November 27, 2019 at 2:10 am

    She is thicc af 😈🤤🤤🤤🤥

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