Body Disposition — The Aussie Way

On several prior occasions on this blog, I have discussed or referenced unusual ways in which Americans may dispose of their bodies upon death.  Here is a partial list:

• Diamonds from cremains 
• Cremains as cocaine additive 
• Cremains in fireworks 
• Pictures painted with cremains 
• Green Burial 
• Biker Hearse 
• Scotty’s Ashes into Space 
• Event Planners for End of Life Celebrations 
• Cremains as gasoline additive 
• Do it at home cremation

Here are some of the non-traditional body disposition techniques which are used in Australia according to Richard Brewster, How you go out is a matter for style, The Age, Feb. 23, 208, at 10:

• Motorcycle hearse
• Releases, e.g., doves, butterflies, or balloons to symbolize the freeing of the soul
• Designs printed on cardboard coffins (environmentally friendly)