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 recycle naturally. It is intended as an environmentally sustainable alternative to existing funeral practices.

Green burials are much more common in the UK, Europe and Canada. The idea started in the UK in 1993. 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:

 

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