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Montgomery may approve first fully green cemetery Montgomery County officials are looking at setting up an eco-friendly cemetery in upper Silver Spring. SILVER SPRING, Md. - Montgomery County officials may move forward with a plan to create what looks to be the county’s first fully "Green" cemetery, which would mean people can only be buried with biodegradable materials. The proposed environmentally friendly burial ground is called "Reflection Park" and would be located in upper Silver Spring...

Basil Eldadah assumed his father’s funeral would be simple. Years before, Basil’s father had taken steps to make the process easy on the family, purchasing plots and making arrangements. But in 2012, when his father died, Eldadah and his family discovered how complicated and impersonal the American funeral industry could be. First, Eldadah learned that what his father had purchased was only the plot itself. Digging the grave, installing the concrete grave liner, and filling in the gravesite...