These days, being environmentally conscious is the thing to do and extends to funerals as people look for ways to avoid the embalming and cremation process. This has given rise to the “green funeral” in which a body is prepared for burial without using formaldehyde and placed in a biodegradable casket which will help aid the decomposition process. Green cemeteries have also come into vogue with the bodies being placed near the surface to decompose quicker and serve as compost for the parkland above. As time goes on we are sure to see new types of green funerals to emerge and take a bigger slice of the funerary market.
See Jena L. Levin, The Rise of Green Funerals, Wealth Management, May 26,2015.
Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse for bringing this article to my attention.
