FREDERIC J. BROWN via Getty Images Attendants place biodegradable urns in their respective hole in the ground during a procession at a cemetery in Tianjin, northern China, for a collective eco-burial on July 20, 2010. In a country with 10 million deaths per year, China still faces hurdles promoting environmentally-friendly types of funeral and interment like sea-burials and cremation, which was first encouraged in the 1950's and currently accounts for nearly half of the interments nationwide. China earlier this year published its first green paper on funerals and interment with the government working to promote environmentally-friendly funerals and calling for more public awareness programs to promote cremation. AFP PHOTO/ Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)