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Environmental Sanitation, greening and municipal management

Environmentally friendly burial

Frequently asked questions

  1. How many deceased persons can be buried for each environmentally friendly burial?
  2. Is it possible to retrieve the ashes of the deceased after the environmentally friendly burial ceremony has completed?

1. How many deceased persons can be buried for each environmentally friendly burial?

Each environmentally friendly burial location is only for the burial of one deceased person, and the location will be reused after the ashes have decomposed.

2. Is it possible to retrieve the ashes of the deceased after the environmentally friendly burial ceremony has completed?

No. The ashes of the deceased have become part of the nature after the environmentally friendly burial.

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