Green Burial & "Aquamation"
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions that you may have about these alternative services.
Green Burial
Green burial is an ecologically-friendly option for traditional services including formaldehyde-free “ecobalming”, and viewing without embalming. Rose City is certified by the
Green Burial Council and is one of a few cemeteries in the Portland area which allows Green Burial in any grave in our cemetery. Green Burial typically refers to burial involving no formaldehyde, no casket and no concrete vault. There is no additional cost for choosing Green Burial at Rose City, in fact depending on your choices, sustainable burial may be less expensive than traditional vault interment.
Aquamation
(Cremation Alternative)
Alkaline Hydrolysis is an eco-friendly alternative to flame cremation and traditional burial. This process uses water at a high temperature, and alkalinity to accelerate natural decomposition. It goes by many names such as aquamation, bio-cremation, or resomation, the final product from alkaline hydrolysis is comparable to traditional cremated remains. Since alkaline hydrolysis is reductive, the body will go through the same breakdown process as it would in soil, but in a matter of hours rather than over a long period of time. Furthermore, choosing alkaline hydrolysis will not limit the memorial options available.
