When a loved one passes away, it is in the family's interests to ensure they give the deceased person a proper farewell. However, family members may be torn on whether to conduct a burial or a cremation. Though some people may prefer a burial, it is also essential to consider the benefits of cremation.

In recent years, the number of cremations has risen because more and more people realize that it is a more practical option than a burial. Thus, here are four benefits of choosing cremation over burial.

Least Expensive Option

If you think about it, planning a burial not only takes more time but also costs more than cremation. Remember, planning a burial involves buying a casket and a burial plot. Additionally, remember that the deceased person's body is still in the morgue accumulating preservation fees while planning a date for the burial.

However, the cost of a cremation service is but a fraction of what a regular burial will cost. Thus, if the family is in a tight financial situation, cremation may be the best option for saving money.

Ashes Are More Portable Than a Body

Suppose that after burying a loved one, an opportunity arises where the family has to relocate to another town or state. In such a case, most people may feel bad leaving behind the grave of a loved one. However, there is the option of exhuming the body and relocating with it.

Unfortunately, relocating a grave is not as easy as it may seem. For instance, if you are relocating the body to a different state, you must deal with two separate sets of grave exhumation and relocation laws in each state. Additionally, the bureaucracy involved in the process alone will give you a migraine.

However, if a person was cremated, their ashes usually get placed in an urn. Hence, relocating with the urn containing your loved one's ashes is a lot easier than relocating a grave. Besides, there are no regulations on transporting an urn filled with ashes across state lines. Thus you don't need to consult any laws or authorities when relocating this an urn filled with ashes.

You Can Divide Ashes

If the deceased person had a large family spread out across the country, it might be difficult for some family members to visit the grave. Thus, family members who can't visit the grave may feel like they have neglected their deceased loved one.

However, if you opt for cremation services, it is easy to divide the ashes such that every person in the family takes home a remnant of their beloved. Thus, cremation provides a solution for everyone to go home with a portion of ashes and honor the deceased person in their special way.

Environmentally Friendly Option

Before a body gets buried, the mortuary administers various chemicals to preserve it before the burial date. Thus, when the body is finally buried and starts to decompose, the chemicals used in the preservation process end up in the soil.

If you consider a large cemetery, the number of bodies buried every year continuously contributes to more chemicals to the soil. Thus, if you think about it, burying a body is a form of soil pollution.

However, cremation burns the entire body to ash. Even if the ash gets spread into the ocean or on land, it has no adverse effects on the environment. Thus, cremation is an effective yet ecologically friendly option for sending away a loved one.

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