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Green Funerals: From the Archives
Dig deeper into these articles on funerals from the TreeHugger and Planet Green archives.
Coffins and Urns:
- A Scottish company aims to revive the traditional jute industry by creating eco-friendly coffins.
- Ecopod create what is probably the sleekest-looking biodegradable coffin on the market.
- TreeHugger marvels at the funky German-made Uono biodegradable coffin.
- Not for the vegetarians: Econatur, a Spanish company, specializes in biodegradable urns made from animal byproducts.
- An urn is impregnated with a tree seed, making life after death a certainty.
Burial & Cremation:
- Is cremation an eco-friendly choice?
- TreeHugger talks to Joe Sehee of the Green Burial Council
- The Trust for Natural Legacies aims to establish nature conservation sites through green burial.
- Natural burials reach Canada.
- Metal surgical pins, plates and artificial joints are being recycled in an effort to reduce waste from one crematorium.
End of Life Traditions and Alternate Practices:
- An environmental group in India works to create more energy efficient funeral pyres.
- Be frozen and smashed into smithereens for compost, or become part of a coral reef – two more slightly bizarre options for a greener end.
- More on the freezing, smashing and composting option - it’s not as weird as it sounds.
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