Must I have cemeteries / landfills or can I use crematoriums / incinerators exclusively?
When my city gets large enough to get crematoriums and incinerators, I generally use those over cemeteries and landfills. They don't need to be emptied, and I'm going to need the burners anyway to empty the other buildings. Invariably, my city winds up with dead bodies (and trash) in almost every building, so that got me wondering if I do need cemeteries to perform the initial body pickup? And crematoriums are only used when emptying cemeteries? Or do crematoriums actually collect dead bodies from buildings, and my large number of uncollected bodies is indicative of another problem (traffic?)?
2 Answers
Yes, you need both cemeteries and crematoriums, as some citizens will refuse to be cremated. (Source : Cities Skylines guide)
For trash this is not necessary, you can suffice with just incinerators as trash doesn't really have an opinion on how it is disposed off.
For both it is important to build enough facilities spread out trough the city as they have a limited number of trucks/hearses and these need to drive trough traffic to the pick up location.
2NO, If you have placed your cemeteries / landfills close to the highway where they have fast access to any part of your city, YOU NEED NOT use land-based facilities. Cemeteries or landfills are no longer needed as long as you have setup these facilities in the best places.
