Part of the latest environmental trend is natural or 'green' burials. This requires "no formaldehyde embalming, no cement vaults, no chemical lawn treatments and no laminated caskets." Advocates of the process say that the natural burials have less of an impact on the earth compared to regular coffins and cremation with its use of fossil fuels...
Companies like The Natural Burial Company sell eco-coffins including some made out of recycled newspapers. It will be interesting to see if this is another fleeting trend or if it's a genuine innovation..
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