Category Archives: Yourself

Donate Your Body to Science

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

ANATOMICAL SERVICE Almost anyone can donate their own body to science, thanks to the Anatomical Service. More and more families and individuals are choosing willed body programs, which help save lives by supporting the health sciences. AANA’s Willed Body Program … Continue reading →

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Donated organs are in great demand

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

DONATE YOUR ORGANS Medical technology has made successful organ and tissue transplants safer, easier, and more affordable. Now more than ever, donated organs are in great demand, for recipients in need as well as for research. Almost 112,000 people are … Continue reading →

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Even ear wax is recyclable!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL Have you heard? Ear wax and all other body parts can be recycled, as one last recycling effort leaves the world a better place.  The Green Burial Council works to encourage “environmentally sustainable death care” and the use … Continue reading →

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