14 DAY TRIAL // I have absolutely no intention to start a discussion about how death is inevitable and about how, since it will one day happen, we might as well plan ahead, but I would like to share the following piece of news with you: an eco-friendly urn that lets you use your own ashes – or maybe those of your friends or family – to grow a tree can now be bought online.
The urn in question is dubbed the Bios Urn, and it is entirely biodegradable. It comprises two compartments, i.e. one that stores the ashes of one person or another, perhaps even a beloved pet, and one that serves as a home to plant seeds and soil.
According to the Bios Urn's makers, the urn, which presently sells for €75 ($103), comes with pine tree seeds. The good news is that, in case anyone has a bone to pick with such trees and would not be caught dead helping one grow, the seeds can be replaced with ones originating from any other plant or tree.
After the right seeds are placed in the top compartment and the ashes in the lower one, the Bios Urn need only be buried. In time, the seeds will grow into plants or trees, and the urn and the ashes will become part of the soil, Tree Hugger Informs.