UPI POY 2010 - NEWS AND FEATURES

Young Chinese soldiers perform burial duties of 280 biodegradable urns during a collective eco-burial ceremony at the cemetery of Tianjin, on July 20, 2010. The patented urns in China, are designed to contribute to the protection of the environment as space at cemeteries has become a serious issue in a country which has 1/5 of the world's population and has a death rate of up to 10 million a year. UPI/Stephen Shaver