An elongated containment tube is formed to serve as a retaining means during high-pressure compaction of ash resulting from cremation of humans and animals, and thereafter as an extended service life containment system for interment. In preferred embodiments, the containment tube may be made of various...http://www.google.com/patents/US6055793?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6055793 - Compaction/containment burial process
