The US Postal Service will now sell you the box for human ashes

The US Postal Service wants to require people to use only its own shipping supplies when mailing human or animal cremated remains. This means you will no longer be able to use your own box or container to send ashes through the mail.

For years, people mailing cremated remains could use any sturdy container. This proposed rule means the Postal Service wants to standardize the packaging. It will likely make the process simpler for mailers, but it also creates a new revenue stream for the Postal Service.