Higher Density For The Dead

"As cemeteries fill up and run out of room to expand, their directors are looking for alternatives. Spiraling land costs and regulations have made expansion too expensive. So the growing popularity of cremation is allowing cemeteries to make better use of the limited space they already have."

"Cemeteries are increasing the number of cremains that can be placed in a standard burial plot -- Winter Park went from two to five last year. Longwood allows as many as six urns to be added to a standard burial plot where there is already a body buried."

Another new trend..."double-depth vaults, where the grave takes up the surface area of one lot but can accommodate two coffins, one atop the other."