537 - Death and Public Health Part II: Environmental Impacts of the Funeral Industry and “Green Burials”

<p>Traditional after-deathcare in the US carries a huge environmental toll from burying toxic embalming chemicals to the carbon footprint of cremation. <strong>Samuel Cline Perry</strong>, a licensed mortician, professor of mortuary science, and a deathcare educator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale talks with <strong>Lindsay Smith Rogers</strong> about how the funeral industry is evolving with more options for “green burials.” They also discuss new legislation around human composting and why social justice is a key aspect of the larger conversation of green deathcare.  </p>