A Growing Movement Looks to Decarbonize Death

When Stephanie Burris drives by graveyards near her home in Boulder County, Colorado, she sees thousands of tiny landfills: Concrete boxes filled with non-biodegradable caskets, which are lined with polyester padding, filled with synthetic clothing and worst of all, containing PFAS—also known as “forever chemicals.”  “Frankly, I think that’s just barbaric,” says Burris, of the […]