An AP article in today's paper aboout coffins made of recycled newspapers are part of a trend toward "natural" burieals, which require no formaldehyde embalming, no cement vaults, chemical lawn treatments or laminated caskets. Advocates say such burials are less damaging to the environment.
The use of fossil fuels in cremation has raised questions about the eco-friendliness of that method.
Boidegradable containers would cost from about $100 for a basic cardboard box to more than $3000 for a fancy, handpainted model. The market is potentially huge.
All you would need to be a cherry tree is your body, a burial site, a cardboard coffin, and a cherry tree planted on top of you.
Fad, or viable alternative burial concept?
2007-12-27
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