Would You Like To Become A Tree After You Die? This Urn Could Turn Our Graveyards Into Forests [1]

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“Bios Urn changes the way people see death, converting the ‘end of life’ into a transformation and a return to life through nature. [It is] a smart, sustainable, and ecologically friendly way to approach what’s, probably, one of the most important moments in human life.”

This urn enables your pets, your loved ones, or you to become a tree after you pass on by transforming the ashes into a tree. “After you die, do you want your body to feed worms or to feed squirrels?” asks the Bios Urn [3] team. This concept was designed by estudimoline [4], a Spanish design studio.

The urn is made of cellulose, compacted peat, and a coconut shell. It is 100% biodegradable. It consists of two parts, a seed capsule on top and a bottom for the ashes...