Death and taxes – these seem to be the two guarantees in life,and there is no running away from either, no matter how much money you have left in your bank balance. Well, it is no surprise to hear that there are “green” funerals going around with folks being more aware of the environment as well as having to take care of it, and if you would like to go out with a bang at the same time offer a legacy to the future generations, Spiritree would then step into this niche market.
Basically, Spíritree is offering a biodegradable urn as well as tree planter, where this unique idea was designed by architect José Fernando Vázquez Pérez of Hacedor Maker. Spíritree happened to have been inspired by the death of Vázquez Pérez’s great-grandmother, where Vázquez Pérez then wanted to come up with a “device to make land sacred” that will also serve as a “remembrance of the past, [but also] a renewal of life that restores the environment for everyone’s future.”
The bottom shell of the Spiritree is made out of proprietary, biodegradable materials which will do their bit in neutralizing the alkalinity of one’s cremated ashes, and on top lies a hollow, ceramic shell that has small holes which will enable rainwater to be collected within before being released slowly. Such moisture would allow the bottom shell to decompose naturally, and as this shell breaks down, the cremated remains will then be recomposed alongside the earth below, delivering nutrients for a growing sapling.
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