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Planning a Green Disposition and Service

The Last Track

The Last Track
Planning a Green Disposition and Service
Mar 03, 2026 Season 52 Episode 3
Brian

In this trilogy, Brian talks about your options for final disposition and a final resting place for a loved one. For this podcast, Brian talks about the different options families have for a green service and disposition including aquamation, burial, cremation and natural decomposition. From burial to cremation options, Brian talks about the different ways that families can incorporate a smaller carbon footprint and giving back to the earth with their final wishes. With an at sea disposition, Brian talks about the options for casket and urn burial and the considerations that may be involved with a service at sea. For in land burial at a cemetery, Brian talks about different available methods for scattering ashes, burial of urns and caskets and memorialization at a green cemetery. 

Brian also talks about ways to celebrate a life while incorporating a green service or disposition such as military honors, online memorials and living memorials. 

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