The green burial (natural burial) section of a cemetery is pictured. In traditional burials, caskets are often buried within a concrete vault. But for green burials, there is no such lining and ...

To earn a hybrid certification — meant for sites with both green and conventional burial grounds — cemeteries must use biodegradable caskets and avoid vaults or toxic embalming fluids ...

According to a recent survey, more than two-thirds of Americans say discussing end-of-life preparations with loved ones is ...

Green burials do away with elaborate caskets, embalming fluids, concrete vaults and tombstones. Instead, bodies are buried in simple caskets or shrouds with discrete markers — often a small ...

The Green Burial Council is a related body that ... became common in the wake of the Civil War which make use of caskets, burial vaults, embalming chemicals — involve a copious amount of ...

For this edition of the Scrub Hub, we are answering questions about 'greener' burials: What are they and how do they work?

The Green Burial Council talks about “any form of ... Usually, bodies are buried in a metal casket or one that is wood but lacquered and treated with other chemicals. These materials do not ...