What is a Green Burial?

The goal of a green, or natural, burial is to return the body to the earth in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition and allows the body to return to dust naturally. It is an environmentally sustainable alternative to burying chemicals, concrete, plastics, metals and precious woods in the ground.

In 1993 the modern idea of green burial really took hold in the UK. Since then the concept has spread across the globe.

What is common with green burial?

Environmental Issues with Conventional Burial

Each year, over 22,000 cemeteries across the United States bury approximately:

 

Links to more about Natural Burial

Pictures of Natural Caskets

Did you know that if your loved one is over 300 lbs you will be pressured to buy a costly oversized casket and subsequently an oversized vault too! Consider what Robert Alexander of Far West Utah has created: These gorgeous casket for bodies weighing more that 300lbs (500 lbs pictured) AND it fits in a standard cemetery vault!!

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