Funeral & Burial Options

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2	Traditional				2.7 million people in the U.S. die and a majorit use traditional funeral and burial methods	Eco Friendly	Low Cost
3	Average Costs in Colorado
4	Funeral	$7,000			Legally, a body only needs a shroud to be burried and Ceoio makes an infinity suit made of mushrooms. The infinity mushrooms that help speed decomposaition of skin, nails and hair are often also infused into the body
5	Cremation	$5,700			Death certificate within 5 days of passing
6	Affordable Burial Options	$3,600
7	Rental Casket	$1,000			https://www.funerals360.com/blog/burial/history-caskets/
8	Metal Casket	$2,500			cremationassociation.org/page/historyofcremation
9	Regular Urn	$250
10	Alternative Urn	$150
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15	Cremation Alternatives
16	Crestone End of Life Project	$300	$800	https://crestoneendoflifeproject.org/	Only legal Open-Air Cremation service in the U.S.
17					Costs cover pyre, hald cord wood, strecther, burial shroud
18	Alkaline Hydrolysis of Colorado	$3,350		https://www.ahofco.com/#start-booking-services	Aquamtation / Alkalin Hydrolysis is the process of using white flame cremation without fire or chimneys; using water and pressure to liquify soft tissues and aftwards pulverizing the bone to turn into ash that can be returned to the family
19	The Natural Funeral	$2,000	$10,000	https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/water-cremation/	In fact, water cremation uses about one-tenth of the energy of traditional cremation. It also does not release any harmful emissions into the atmosphere.
20	The Natural Funeral	$5,000	$7,000	https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/natural-organic-reduction-body-composting/	Human composting that saves 1 metric ton of carbon per body and turns remains into soil Once the reduction process is complete, about a cubic yard of soil remains. We can return this to families or donate it to farms. They provide this through their chrysilis service
21	Recompose	$7,000		https://recompose.life/
22	Promession	$2,500			Not yet legal in the US, this process deals with freeze drying the bodies and than shaking it to produce an ash like material
23	Living coffin			Loop Biotech	Created of living mushrooms, the body and the casket degrade in only 7 days
24	Cheapest Cremations in CO
25	Colorado Cremation Services	$995		https://coloradocremationservices.com/	Direct Cremation includes Local transportation of your loved one into our care Obtaining cremation permit Cremation in our onsite, private crematory Filing Death Certificates Social Security Notification Cardboard Cremation Container Polymer Urn
26	After	$895		https://www.after.com/pricing/pre-plan	Direct Cremation Secure Storage Obituary listing Scattering Urn Local Delivery/Nationwide Certified Delivery Local transportation 1 death certificate copy
27	Burial Assistance in Colorado			FINAL Burial Assistance Fact Sheet Rev 5/24	If a person already receieves benefits
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30	Science Care	$0		https://www.sciencecare.com/body-donation-overview	Body donors pave the way for the medical community to help future generations live longer, healthier lives. Science Care's body donation process, which includes no-cost cremation, is outlined below. Our goal is always to honor and maximize the gift of each donation.	Body donors must be free of infectious diseases such as HIV, AIDs, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease. Donor's body weight must be less than 250 lbs. If there has been a violent death, suicide or vital organs have been removed for transplant purposes, the body will be not be accepted
31	Backyard Burial	$0		https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/funerals/can-you-bury-someone-your-backyard.htm?srch_tag=2wsttbapa6lzgmo4knw72nzhgqpfo2tg	Legal in Colorado, but check with zoning board. planning commssion as there are rules to how far away someone must be from water, utilities, roads and buildings
32					Important to consider if the property will stay within the family and if it will lower property value
33					Burial between 18-30" to speed decomposition and have the smell barrier to protect from scavengers
34					consider the Ceoio with the infinity mushroom shroud for burial
35	Burial at Sea (off of U.S. Coast)	$0		https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/burial-sea	The EPA has issued a general permit under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) to authorize the burial of human remains at sea.
36				https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/burial-sea#instructions	The MPRSA general permit authorizes the transportation and burial at sea of non-cremated and cremated human remains in ocean waters under specified conditions
37					Must be three nautical miles from shore and other requirements can be found at the link to the left
38					No fees or permits needed if all regulations are followed
39	Eternal Reefs	$4,500	$8,500	https://www.eternalreefs.com/	non profit environmentally-safe cast concrete placed on the ocean floor as a permanent memorial of a life well lived off the coast of florida where the family can be involved in the process
40					provides home for homeless fishes
41					reduces carbon and also plants trees
42					turns remains into concrete "pearl"
43					schedules 8-12 months out
44	Bios Urn	$140		https://urnabios.com/	Specially made with two separate capsules, the urn is designed to contain the seed or seedling of your choice which will grow into a tree as a way for a person to be remembered by with a 100% biodegradable urn
45					turning cemeterties into forest
46	Eterni Trees	$98		https://eternitrees.com/	lets YOU choose your own plant and either start it from seeds that you access yourself, or from a seedling or sapling from your stock or your local plant nursery with a biodegrable urn
47	The Living Urn	$129	plus cost of tree	https://www.thelivingurn.com/	2-4' trees arrive with bio degradable urn and bamboo packaging you can choose tree or plant based on where you live for best survival outcome
48	CAPSULA MUNDI	$370	plus cost of tree	https://www.capsulamundi.it/shop/	Biodegradable urns - but their mission is to be able to incapusalte the whole body one day
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51	Life Gem	$2,000	$24,100	lifegem.com	Memorial diamonds that can be made of hair or a cup of ashes, can be made into one or many. Prices are based on carat and are assessed
52	Bios Urn Light	$295		https://urnabios.com/bios-incube-lite/	It is perfect for those who lack a natural space to plant their Bios Urn® or their Bios Urn Pets® who live in temporary locations, or who just prefer to have an indoor tree. transportable, 5 colors to chose from, can keep in home
53	The Living Urn	$175		https://www.thelivingurn.com/collections/cremation-urns	caramic, wood, or bamboo options for indoor plants!
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56	Celestis	$3,000	$15,000	celestis.com	Based out of Texas, provides a low environmental impact option with no orbital debris with 4 seperate packages to chose from; you can track the mission on each, reorbit is designed for remains to burn up upon reentry like a shooting star
57					FAA & National Treasury on Peaceful Users Compliant
58	Mesoloft	$7,500	$8,500	http://www.mesoloft.com/start/	Based out of Kentucky, remains get launched in a balloon where a robot releases teh ashes at 75,000-80,000 feet with a livestream of the event
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60	Starlight	$1,500	$7,500	https://beyondburials.com/pages/about	At Beyond Burials, we offer affordable space memorial experiences that help family members celebrate their loved ones in a unique, meaningful, and inspiring way
61	AndVinyly	1,000-3,000 Euro		https://www.andvinyly.com/	When the album that is life finally reaches its end, why not keep that record spinning for eternity? Press your ashes or those of a loved one into a vinyl recording to be cherished for generations. Record a personal message, your last will and testament, your own soundtrack or just the sound of silence to hear your pops and crackles for the minimal approach.
62	Opal Cremation	$1,000	$3,500	https://www.opalcremation.com/celebrate-life-with-cremation-fireworks/		Cremation fireworks are created by taking a small amount of the cremated ashes, approximately three tablespoons, and loading them into a fireworks shell that’s incorporated into a short fireworks display. The loved one’s ashes are placed in the final firework of the finale. These aren’t the sort of fireworks one can order online or buy at a roadside vendor. They are commercial-grade products that can only be handled and fired by fully licensed pyrotechnicians who work in collaboration with the cremation facility.
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65	Toyko Budha Temple			https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kokoku-ji-rurid-en-columbarium	1,000's of LED budha guard the ashes of the cremade remains in this one-of-a-kind temple
66	Mundi Capsale Project			https://www.capsulamundi.it/shop/	Capsula Mundi is a cultural and broad-based project, which envisions a different approach to the way we think about death. It's an egg-shaped pod, an ancient and perfect form, made of biodegradable material, where our departed loved ones are placed for burial.
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