I am an organ donor, and I will be donating my eyes and body to a university. They will cremate me when they are done and send my ashes to my next of kin for free.

cremation of those parts that can't be used for research

There are exposure traditions as well as cremation/burial traditions(the antithesis of Antigone) and also a nautical path of burial at sea.

This is a good prompt to get me to discuss eventualities with my kids. My culture (not theology) is Jewish and I know about the theological stance and am not bound.

Another thought: I'm a performing storyteller and I tell many family and autobiographical stories. One is about my mother--her life and her death. She always aspired to higher education but it wasn't her lot. But she arranged for an "anatomical donation"--her body went to the medical school at the University of Chicago (and would ultimately be cremated). So when she died, (as executor) I honored her arrangement. Some people were shocked.

"How could you?"

I would always answer with true filial piety and as much solemnity as I could muster: "Well, you know, my mother always wanted to go to the U of C."

I have always wanted to be cremated. I told people who will hopefully outlive me that I don't care if they hold a funeral for me in a cardboard box. I'll be dead. It matters not to me. Funerals are for the living. Save your money on a metal or wooden box and a burial that's not worth thousands of dollars. Use the money to live. I've always thought Viking funerals were pretty majestic.

There's a theory about cremation. Being cremated enables the "soul" to be free and not have evil spirits attach itself to the soul that's trapped in the body, or something like that. Nice thought. Doubt that's real either lol

Cremation seems like the most practical choice. You don't waste space and it's cheaper. You are taking your memories of me with you, not my body. Get rid of the fucker!

Cremation for me, so my daughters can spread them on their travels around the world

Science.

I feel like I've taken up enough space on my time on earth alive, no reason to keep a spot occupied by me for eternity.

My family came from the south. They were all emphatic about having a designated place where people could pay their respects...but when I think of the loved ones I have lost, I don't think of their gravestone or them being in a cemetery or mausoleum, I think of memories. I don't need a specific place or day to remember them.

I told my family to give everything away that they can, cremate the rest of me and then it's all up to them.

Gonna burn - interestingly I live in the Northern Ireland countryside and a new crem has just opened quite close to me- When I was at Art College for my final piece I bought a cardboard coffin and covered it in symbols of all kinds - nice dress rehearsall but I think I may thing this way but let my family do the arwork my small family have been talking for years about our funeral lists so I'm mhoping at least it won't be a tame affair.

Always thought I wanted to be cremated but the closer my approach to death I'm beginning to see the appeal of a burial site for someone to reminisce. Funerals and the ceremonies and rituals surrounding them are for the living after all. One way to get around the waste of land would be to plant a tree that could feed off my remains. Good post.

I would like to feed worms under a tree

I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with cremation. But the idea of being buried under a tree to provide nutrients is a really cool idea too.

I'll burn here first...

Cremation, burial is such a waste of land, water, pollution, money.

Cremation

I'm an organ donor. What they do with the spare parts is their problem. They could slice me up into lunchmeat after that and I couldn't care less

I’m going Breakung Bad style, dip me in some hydofluoric acid and melt me down. Less polluting than cremation and I’m guessing is less expensive. Just remember to use a plastic tub as a receptacle.

A Green/Natural burial is an option in at least two states I've lived in.

Cremation after organ donation, ashes to go into the firebox of a working steam locomotive and up the stack! It happens more than you realize I found out from a friend recently.

Ashes to ashes as they say. And I already have my biodegradable tree growing urn! Ashes in the urn, seed in the top and plant it, water it, and a maple tree shall grow. I told my son when all those little propeller seeds come down, and the leaves in the fall, they will be cursing me out for decades! ??

Cremation.

Cremation.......its too damn expensive for my family to put me in a hole.

Cremation, no funeral.

The idea of cremation used to freak me out, although I was really behind the idea of being ground up for dog food. However, I think that cremation is the choice for me.

I have been a fan of the Tibetan Sky Burials. Since I have used most of my life consuming that which was made by nature, it would only be far to let nature have its turn consuming me. Of course after any useful has been harvested for those in need. Although human taxidermy should be a viable option. Who wouldn't want an Uncle Bob coat rack in the foyer? Just guess where you could hand the hat.

Personally I won’t care. I’d prefer to be buried. But it won’t really matter when I’m dead. Technically speaking, cremation is more ‘Green’ for the environment. But I suppose it’s a personal choice.